Mesh term Masticatory Muscles
Browse to parent terms:Muscle, Skeletal
Stomatognathic System
Description
Muscles arising in the zygomatic arch that close the jaw. Their nerve supply is masseteric from the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (From Stedman, 25th ed)Browse to child terms:
Masseter Muscle
Pterygoid Muscles
Temporal Muscle
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