A. Medial pterygoid
B. Temporalis
C. Lateral pterygoid
D. External pterygoid
Related Mcqs:
- The antagonistic muscle to superior rectus ______________?
A. Inferior oblique
B. Inferior rectus
C. Superior oblique
D. lateral rectus - Position and movement of articular disc of TMJ is controlled by fibers of_____________?
A. Lower head of lateral pterygoid muscle
B. Sphenomandibular ligament
C. Superficial head of medial pterygoid muscle
D. Upper head of lateral pterygoid muscle - Articular disc of TMJ is__________?
A. Thickest posteriorly
B. Narrow in the centre
C. Strengthened by lateral pterygoid
D. All of the above - Articular disc of tmj receives insertion from which muscle______________?
A. Medial pterygoid
B. Lateral pterygoid
C. Massetor
D. Temporalis - Centre of the disc in TMJ is_____________?
A. Avascular
B. Devoid of nervous tissue
C. Avascular & deviod of nervous tissue
D. None of the above - Muscle, which pulls the disk of TMJ downward________________?
A. Lateral pterygoid
B. Medial pterygoid
C. Digastric
D. Mylohyoid - Which of the following muscles moves the condyle and articular disc anterior and downwards on glenoid fossa______________?
A. Lateral pterygoid
B. Medial pterygoid
C. Temporalies- anterior fibers
D. Temporalis – posterior fibers - All of the following muscles are grouped together as “muscles of mastication” except_______________?
A. Buccinator
B. Masseter
C. Temporalis
D. Pterygoids - Which of the following accessory ligaments of the TMJ is likely to have significance upon mandibular movements ?
A. Sphenomandibular
B. Stylomandibular
C. Pterygomandibular
D. All of the above - All of the following supply TMJ except_____________?
A. External carotid artery
B. Internal Maxillary artery
C. Transverse facial artery
D. Branches supplying lateral pterygoid
