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Which muscles ELEVATE the mandible?
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Correct answer: A. Masseter, medial pterygoid, and temporalis
- A. Correct. The masseter, medial pterygoid, and temporalis are the primary elevators of the mandible (closing).
- B. Lateral pterygoid and digastric depress/protrude or open the jaw.
- C. Buccinator and orbicularis oris are muscles of facial expression, not mastication elevators.
- D. Mylohyoid and geniohyoid are suprahyoid muscles that assist depression/elevation of the hyoid, aiding opening.
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