lateral pterygoid muscle (or external pterygoid muscle) is a muscle of mastication. It has two heads. It lies superior to the medial pterygoid muscle...

a medial pterygoid plate and a lateral pterygoid plate, the latter of which serve as the origins of the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles. The medial...

medial pterygoid muscle consists of two heads. The bulk of the muscle arises as a deep head from just above the medial surface of the lateral pterygoid plate...

Lateral pterygoid may refer to: Lateral pterygoid muscle Lateral pterygoid nerve Lateral pterygoid plate This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

chewing. Other muscles are responsible for opening the jaw, namely the geniohyoid, mylohyoid, and digastric muscles (the lateral pterygoid may play a role)...

the lateral pterygoid muscle. trigeminal nerve (CN V) mandibular nerve (V3) anterior division of mandibular nerve Some authors describe the lateral pterygoid...

contains superficial muscles, including the lower part of the temporalis muscle, the lateral pterygoid muscle, and the medial pterygoid muscle. It also contains...

Pterygoid muscle may refer to: Lateral pterygoid muscle Medial pterygoid muscle This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pterygoid...

the head and is paired on each side. It is located between the lateral pterygoid muscle and the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible. The pterygomandibular...

The pterygoid branches of the maxillary artery, irregular in their number and origin, supply the lateral pterygoid muscle and medial pterygoid muscle. This...