Oral Surgery · single question
Which muscle is NOT attached to the ramus of the mandible?
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Correct answer: C. Lateral pterygoid (attaches to the condylar neck and pterygoid fovea — NOT the ramus body)
- A. Medial pterygoid attaches to the MEDIAL SURFACE of the ramus and angle — on the ramus.
- B. Masseter attaches to the LATERAL SURFACE of the ramus (from the zygomatic arch above to the lateral ramus/angle below) — on the ramus.
- C. Correct. The LATERAL PTERYGOID does NOT attach to the ramus proper — it inserts into the PTERYGOID FOVEA on the anteromedial aspect of the condylar neck (and into the articular disc). The ramus body itself is not the attachment site.
- D. Temporalis inserts on the coronoid process AND anterior border of the ramus — on the ramus.