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The most obvious muscle of mastication is the masseter muscle, since it is the most superficial and one of the strongest. The masseter is a thick, somewhat...
foramen. The insertion joins the masseter muscle to form a common tendinous sling which allows the medial pterygoid and masseter to be powerful elevators of...- Jaw jerk reflex (redirect from Masseter reflex)at the chin while the mouth is held slightly open. In response, the masseter muscles will jerk the mandible upwards. Normally this reflex is absent or very...
Pseudoathletic appearance (section Skeletal muscle)the result of muscle inflammation (immunity-related swelling), muscle hyperplasia, muscle hypertrophy, muscle pseudohypertrophy (muscle atrophy with infiltration...
temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles. The disease is usually bilateral. MMM is caused by the presence of 2M fibers in the muscles of the jaw. 2M...- zygomasseteric structure) in rodents is the anatomical arrangement of the masseter muscle of the jaw and the zygomatic arch of the skull. The anteroposterior...
passes through the mandibular notch to reach masseter muscle. It provides motor innervation the masseter muscle, and sensory innervation to the temporomandibular...
Infratemporal fossa (section Muscles)trigeminal nerve. Lower part of the temporalis muscle and masseter muscle (origin of masseter muscle:lower margin of the inner surface of zygomatic bone...
Myofascial trigger point (redirect from Muscle knot)kidney damage. Likewise, treating the masseter muscle may damage the salivary glands superficial to this muscle. Furthermore, some experts believe trigger...
The platysma muscle is a superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid. It covers the anterior surface of the neck superficially...
Bruxism (category Pathology of temporomandibular joints, muscles of mastication and associated structures)Hypertrophy of the muscles of mastication (increase in the size of the muscles that move the jaw), particularly the masseter muscle. Tenderness, pain or...
Among rodents, the masseter muscle plays a key role in chewing, making up 60% – 80% of the total muscle mass among masticatory muscles and reflects rodents'...
Risorius (redirect from Risorius muscle)may be asymmetrical. It is superficial to the masseter muscle, partially overlying it. The risorius muscle draws the angle of the mouth lateral-ward. It...- primarily be caused by a wide mandibular bone or large masseter muscle. A large masseter muscle can be reduced in apparent size with the use of botox injections...
of the lateral masseter muscle along the side of the rostrum. Unlike hystricomorphous and myomorphous rodents, the medial masseter muscle does not pass...
posterior border of the angle of the mandible, between the masseter muscle and medial pterygoid muscle. The stylomandibular ligament limits mandibular movements...
masseter muscle and its investing fascia. The term is derived from sub- meaning "under" in Latin and masseteric which refers to the masseter muscle....
developed masseter (cheek) muscle that exhibits a high tensile ability. The masseter muscle has been shown to insert into the pectoralis muscles, allowing...
Malignant hyperthermia (section Muscle testing)excess lower than -8, pH <7.25) Muscle rigidity (generalized rigidity including severe masseter muscle rigidity) Muscle breakdown (CK >20,000/L units,...
distinguishes the masseter is not anything special about the muscle itself, but its advantage in working against a much shorter lever arm than other muscles. If "strength"...
- "Localization of Diseased Action in the Œsophagus" (1877); "The Temporal and Masseter Muscles of Mammals" (1880); "System of Human Anatomy" (1882); "Motions of the
- for monitoring your masseter (jaw muscle) or orbicular oris (lips); pretty good for monitoring your tongue or respiration muscles; and useless for monitoring