Lecture 25 Flashcards
1
Q
What muscles elevate the jaw?
A
Masseter: brings the jaw up forward and lateral
Temporalis: brings jaw up and backward and lateral
Medial (internal) Pterygoid: brings jawa up and lateral
2
Q
What cranial nerve innervates the jaw elevators and depressors?
A
CN V- Trigeminal Nerve
3
Q
What muscles depress the jaw?
A
Anterior Belly of the digastricus
mylohyoid
geniohyoid
platysma
lateral (external) pterygoid: gives jaw protrusion
4
Q
What CN innervates teh geniohyoid?
A
CN XII- Hypoglossal
5
Q
What CN innervates the platysma?
A
CN VII- Facial Nerve