Muscles of mastication

Muscles of mastication 

Nerve supply

1. Masseter

• Masseteric nerve 

(branch of the anterior division 

of the mandibular nerve - V3)

2. Temporalis

• Deep temporal nerves 

(branch of the anterior division 

of the mandibular nerve - V3)

3. Medial Pterygoid

• Nerve to medial pterygoid 

(branch of the main trunk of the 

mandibular nerve - V3)

4. Lateral Pterygoid

• Nerve to lateral pterygoid 

(branch of the anterior division 

of the mandibular nerve - V3)

 

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