Lateral pterygoid muscle
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lateral-pterygoid-muscle-229-2449290
title:
Lateral pterygoid muscle
text:
The lateral pterygoid muscle (or external pterygoid muscle) is a muscle of mastication. It has two heads. It lies superior to the medial pterygoid muscle. It is supplied by pterygoid branches of the maxillary artery, and the lateral pterygoid nerve (from the mandibular nerve, CN V3). It depresses and protrudes the mandible. When each muscle works independently, they can move the mandible side to side.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Muscle of mastication
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_pterygoid_muscle
date created:
2005-07-08T16:19:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T13:25:46Z
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13
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