Learning objectives

  • muscles of mastication
  • temporomandibular joint - ligaments anbd movements
  • neck muscles
    • Sternocleidomastoid
    • suprahyoid muscles

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The muscles of mastication are the

  • temporalis
  • medial pterygoid
  • lateral pterygoid
  • Masseter

They provide movement for mastication and chewing

They are all innervated by the mandibular nerve.

Temporalis

runs from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process and anterior border of the ramus of mandible

elevates mandible and retrude mandible

Masseter

from zygomatic arch to lateral surface of mandible

it elevates the mandible

Medial pterygoid

goes from the medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate and tuberosity of maxilla to the medial surface of ramus of mandible

it elevates and protrudes mandible

lateral pterygoid

THis has 2 heads. One comes from the greater wing of sphenoid and one from the lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate. it inserts at the neck of mandible, capsule and disc of tmj

it protrudes and depresses chin

temporomendibular joint

hinge plane joint

surfaces condyle of mandible articular tubercle and mandibular fossa of temporal bone articular disc

infra temporal fossa

this is the space between the dise wall ood the pharynz and ramus of mandible

contains lateral and emdial pterygoid

macillary artery and branches mandibular nerve and branches connects to infraorbital siddue connects to pteryopalatine fossa

Neck muscles

sternomastoid muscle proximal mastoid process and superior nuchal line distal, sternal head clavicular head

NS - accessory nerve

does toricollis

suprahyoid muscles

  • digasric
  • stylohyoid
  • mylohyoid
  • genio hyoid

infrahyoid

  • sternohyoid
  • sternothyroid
  • thyrohyoid
  • omo hyoid

Scalene muscles