Masseter muscle
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Origin: zygomatic arch.
Insertion: superficial part of angle of mandible and tuberosity of masseter, deep part to the center of the outer surface ramus mandible.
Innervation: masseteric nerve (3. branch trigeminal).
Function: mandibular elevation; the superficial part of the protraction and the deep part of the retraction of the mandible.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie 1. 2. edition. Grada, 2001. 497 pp. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.
