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25 Cards in this Set
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What muscle is considered a muscle of mastication
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masseter
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what is the origin of a muscle
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the muscle end attached to the least movable structure
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what paired muscles unite medially, forming the floor of the mouth
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mylohyoid muscle
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what muscle group depresses the hyoid bone
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infrahyoid muscle
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what is the most important muscle used when a patient's lips close around the saliva ejector
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orbicularis oris muscle
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what muscle group is involved in elevating the hyoid bone and depressing the mandible
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suprahyoid muscles
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what muscle group is innervated by the cervical nerves
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infrahyoid muscles
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what muscle can make the patient's oral vestibule shallow, thereby making dental work difficult
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mentalis muscle
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what muscle group is innervated by the facial nerve
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muscles of facial expression
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what muscle group inserts directly on the hyoid bone
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geniohyoid, stylohyoid, and omohyoid muscles
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what muscle is used when a patient grimaces
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risorius muscle
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which muscle is an extrinsic muscle of the tongue
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hyoglossus muscle
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what muscle compresses the cheeks during chewing, assisting the muscles of mastication
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buccinator muscle
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the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
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inserts on the median pharyngeal raphe
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what is true about the masseter muscle
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it originates from the zygomatic arch
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what muscle creates the anterior faucial pillar in the oral cavity
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palatoglossus muscle
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what situation occurs when both sternocleidomastoid muscles are used by the patient
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head flexes at the neck
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what muscle does not aid in smiling with the lips when it contracts
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epicranial muscle
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what muscle lies just deep to the skin of the neck
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platysma muscle
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what muscle, when contracted, causes a frown
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depressor anguli oris muscle
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what is considered an intrinsic tongue muscles
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superior longitudinal muscle
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the muscles of the pharynx are involved in
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middle ear function
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the posterior belly of the digastric muscle is also a
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posterior suprahyoid muscle
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what innervates the temporalis muscle
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mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
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what muscles activity helps to prevent the tongue from sinking back and obstructing respiration
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genioglossus muscle
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