Lateral / medial pterygoid
- Type
- Group
- Japanese
- 外側翼突筋・内側翼突筋
- Reading
- がいそくよくとつきん・ないそくよくとつきん
- English
- Lateral / medial pterygoid
- Latin
- Musculi pterygoidei lateralis et medialis
- Also called
- Lateral and medial pterygoid
- Main functions
- Mastication / Jaw movement
Connections
Origin
Insertion
Nerve supply
Part of
Includes
Articles
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