Midterm Exam Flashcards
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End of muscle attached to the LEAST moveable structure
Muscle origin
End of muscle attached to the MORE moveable structure
Muscle insertion
Movement accomplished when muscle fibers contract
Muscle action
Closing mouth, lifting mandible
Elevation
Opening mouth
Depression
Move forward, sticking out
Protrusion
Moving backwards
Retraction
Moving jaw right and left
Lateral deviation
Moving away from midline
Abducting
Moving toward midline
Adduction
Face down, palm down
Pronation
Lay on back, palms up
Supination
What movement would the right inferior head of lateral pterygoid make?
Left movement
What is the origin of the masseter muscle?
Zygomatic arch
What is the insertion of the masseter muscle?
Angle
Ramus
What is the action of masseter muscle?
Elevation
What is the origin of the temporalis muscle?
Temporal fossa
What is the insertion of the temporalis muscle?
Coronoid process
What is the action of the temporalis muscle?
Elevation and retraction
What is the superficial and deep origin of the medial pterygoid muscle?
superficial: maxillary tuberosity
deep: pterygoid plates
What is the insertion of the medial pterygoid muscle?
Angle
Ramus
What is the action of the medial pterygoid muscle?
Elevation
What is the superior and inferior origin of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Superior: greater wing of sphenoid
Inferior: Lateral pterygoid plate
What are the superior and inferior insertions of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Superior: pterygoid fovea
Inferior: TMJ disc/capsule