Glossary
soft mass of chewed food within the mouth
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facial muscle sometimes considered as a supplementary muscle to mastication.
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point of mandible that articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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arterial blood supply to the temporalis
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shock absorber found in the mandibular fossa of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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where the four muscles of mastication are derived from
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mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
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middle meningeal artery travels through
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mainly motor innervations of the tongue
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a region of the body that has received damage due to injury or disease.
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branch off CNV that innervates the muscles of mastication
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arterial blood supply to the masseter
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repetition involving opening phase, closing phase and occlusal phase.
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two bones which fuse at the midline to form to the upper jaw bone
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dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater membranes which envelopes the central nervous system
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The middle embryonic layer, where connective tissue, muscle and bone are derived.
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last stage of the masticatory cycle
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part of the CNS located close to medulla oblongata
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protrusion of the jaw forward
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arterial blood supply to the pterygoid muscles.
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retrusion of the jaw backwards
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muscles-elevate the hyoid bone during swallowing
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allows movement at the point of articulation
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main muscle of mastication
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hinge joint of the jaw bone
Somitomeres-a segment of paraxial mesoderm
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Reduction to smaller particles by grinding
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