Glossary
Bolus
soft mass of chewed food within the mouth
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Buccinator
facial muscle sometimes considered as a supplementary muscle to mastication.
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Condyle process
point of mandible that articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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Deep temporal artery
arterial blood supply to the temporalis
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Depression
opens the mouth
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Digastric
suprahyoid muscle
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Dysphagia
Difficulty in swallowing
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Elevation
closes the mouth
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Fibrocartige
shock absorber found in the mandibular fossa of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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First Branchial arch
where the four muscles of mastication are derived from
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Foramen ovale
mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
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Foramen spinosum
middle meningeal artery travels through
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Hypoglossal CNVII
mainly motor innervations of the tongue
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Innervation
nerve supply
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Lateral Pterygoid
muscle of mastication
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Lesions
a region of the body that has received damage due to injury or disease.
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Mandible
lower jaw bone
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Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
branch off CNV that innervates the muscles of mastication
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Masseter
muscle of mastication
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Masseteric artery
arterial blood supply to the masseter
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Mastication
Chewing
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Masticatory cycle
repetition involving opening phase, closing phase and occlusal phase.
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Maxilla
two bones which fuse at the midline to form to the upper jaw bone
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Medial Pterygoid
muscle of mastication
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Meninges
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater membranes which envelopes the central nervous system
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Mesoderm
The middle embryonic layer, where connective tissue, muscle and bone are derived.
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Mylohyoid
suprahyoid muscle
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Occlusal phase
last stage of the masticatory cycle
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Pons
part of the CNS located close to medulla oblongata
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Protraction
protrusion of the jaw forward
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Pterygoid branch of the maxillary artery
arterial blood supply to the pterygoid muscles.
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Retraction
retrusion of the jaw backwards
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Suprahyoid
muscles-elevate the hyoid bone during swallowing
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Synovial joint
allows movement at the point of articulation
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Temporalis
main muscle of mastication
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TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint)
hinge joint of the jaw bone
Somitomeres-a segment of paraxial mesoderm
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Trituration
Reduction to smaller particles by grinding
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