Masseter Muscle
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action
elevates mandible and closes jaw; assists in protracting and retracting mandible and moving mandible side to side
masseter muscle
muscle that helps in mastication
origin
aponeurosis and bones of the zygomatic arch
insetion
lateral surface and angle of mandibular ramus
innervation
trigeminal nerve V (mandibular branch)
