MEDIAL PTERYGOID
| ORIGIN Deep head medial side of lateral pterygoid plate and fossa between medial and lateral plates . Superficial head : Tuberosity of maxilla and pyramidal process of palatine bone |
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| INSERTION Medial aspect of angle of mandible |
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| ACTION Elevates the mandible and assits in closing the jaw. Aassits the lateral pterygoids in moving the jaw side-to-side. |
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| NERVE Nerve to medial pterygoid (main trunk of mandibular nerve (V)) |