MUSCLES OF MASTICATION
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If you have the ability to open & close your mouth, chew, swallow & speak take a second to pause & appreciate these beautiful muscles for granting us the ability to perform these vital functions on the daily

The muscles of mastication are a group of muscles responsible for the chewing movement of the mandible at the temporomandibular (TMJ) joint which works as a sliding hinge, connecting your jawbone to your skull. They enhance the process of eating, they assist in grinding food, & also function to approximate the teeth.

This beautiful image via @anatomystandard includes two of the four primary muscles of mastication:
Temporalis
Masseter
Medial & Lateral Pterygoids (Not pictured because they are located behind the masseter)

Image also includes a few of the secondary/ accessory muscles:
Suprahyoid muscles (digastric muscle, mylohyoid muscle)
Buccinator (not pictured)
Infrahyoid muscles (not pictured sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, and omohyoid muscle)

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