Masticator Muscles Radiology
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Masticator muscles radiology. The masticator space fig. 91ae can be divided into two components. The infratemporal fossa below the zygomatic arch and the temporal fossa above the arch. Masticatory forces are the forces exerted during mastication with variations in region persons age sex food habits race.
The muscles of mastication are. The ostiomeatal complex omc or ostiomeatal unit omu sometimes less correctly spelled as osteomeatal complex is a common channel that links the frontal sinus. The lesser occipital nerve also known as the small occipital nerve is a cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus that innervates the skin of the neck and scalp. The muscles which are required for mastication are known as the muscles of mastication these muscles help mainly in the movement of the mandible and not the.