- May 2, 2026The hyoglossus muscle arises from the entire length of the body and greater horn of the hyoid bone and inserts…
- May 2, 2026The genioglossus arises from the superior mental spine (genial tubercle) on the inner surface of the mandibular symphysis via a…
- May 2, 2026The stylohyoid muscle inserts via a split tendon onto the body of the hyoid bone, with the tendon splitting to…
- May 2, 2026The anterior belly of the digastric arises from the digastric fossa on the inferior surface of the mandibular symphysis, with…
- May 2, 2026The mylohyoid raphe is the tendinous midline fusion of the two mylohyoid muscles forming the muscular floor of the mouth.…
- May 2, 2026The buccinator has a posterior aponeurotic attachment to the pterygomandibular raphe, a tendinous band between the pterygoid hamulus superiorly and…
- May 2, 2026The temporalis muscle converges to a broad, thick tendon that descends deep to the zygomatic arch, passing through the infratemporal…
- May 2, 2026The medial pterygoid muscle inserts via a stout fibrous tendon into the medial surface of the mandibular angle and the…
- May 2, 2026The lateral pterygoid has two heads: the superior head attaches to the articular disc and capsule of the TMJ via…
- May 2, 2026The levator palpebrae superioris muscle transitions from its muscular belly at the level of Whitnall ligament to a broad, thin…