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What is the primary function of the masseter muscle?
What is the primary function of the masseter muscle?
- Elevation of the mandible (correct)
- Lateral movement of the mandible
- Retrusion of the mandible
- Protrusion of the mandible
Which muscle originates from the temporal fossa?
Which muscle originates from the temporal fossa?
- Medial Pterygoid
- Temporalis (correct)
- Masseter
- Lateral Pterygoid
Which palatal muscle is responsible for elevating the soft palate?
Which palatal muscle is responsible for elevating the soft palate?
- Palatoglossus
- Tensor Veli Palatini
- Uvular Muscles
- Levator Veli Palatini (correct)
Which of the following muscles is innervated by the masseteric branch of CNV3?
Which of the following muscles is innervated by the masseteric branch of CNV3?
What action does the medial pterygoid muscle mainly perform?
What action does the medial pterygoid muscle mainly perform?
What is the primary function of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
What is the primary function of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Which head of the lateral pterygoid muscle originates from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone?
Which head of the lateral pterygoid muscle originates from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone?
What is the innervation of the palatoglossus muscle?
What is the innervation of the palatoglossus muscle?
What action does the palatoglossus muscle perform?
What action does the palatoglossus muscle perform?
If the left lateral pterygoid muscle is contracting, which direction will the mandible move?
If the left lateral pterygoid muscle is contracting, which direction will the mandible move?
What is the primary function of the Levator Veli Palatini muscle?
What is the primary function of the Levator Veli Palatini muscle?
Which nerve innervates the Tensor Veli Palatini muscle?
Which nerve innervates the Tensor Veli Palatini muscle?
What action does the Uvular muscles primarily perform?
What action does the Uvular muscles primarily perform?
What anatomical structure does the Tensor Veli Palatini insert into?
What anatomical structure does the Tensor Veli Palatini insert into?
Which muscle is responsible for moving the soft palate posteroinferiorly?
Which muscle is responsible for moving the soft palate posteroinferiorly?
What is the role of the Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve (CN X) in palatopharyngeal function?
What is the role of the Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve (CN X) in palatopharyngeal function?
Which anatomical position is associated with the action of raising the soft palate?
Which anatomical position is associated with the action of raising the soft palate?
Which structure moves the posterior pharyngeal wall anterosuperiorly?
Which structure moves the posterior pharyngeal wall anterosuperiorly?
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