MUST REMEMBER MUSCLES

Question 1

Buccinator

Answer 1

Bucc/o:Cheak

Origin- Alveolar Process of the Mandible and Maxilla

Insertion- Modiolus Orbicularis Oris

Modiolus- A dense, compact, mobile, fibromuscular tissue mass of facial muscles formed by the interlacing of a number of muscles just lateral to the angle of the mouth

Orbicularis Oris- around the mouth, specifically surrounding the lips

Question 2

Masseter

Answer 2

Origin- Zygomatic arch and maxilla

Insertion- Coronoid process and Ramus of the Mandible

Coronoid process- a triangular process projecting forward from the anterior proximal portion of the bone.

Ramus- The curved part of a bone that gives structural support to the rest of the bone

Question 3

Temporalis

Answer 3

Origin- Temporal Fossa

Inserrtion- Coronoid Process of the Mandible

Coronoid Process- a triangular process projecting forward from the anterior proximal portion of the bone.