The Muscles of Mastication Must Insert on The

Question

The muscles of mastication must insert on the
A) maxilla.
B) palatine bone.
C) mandible.
D) zygomatic bone.

Accepted Answer

The muscles of mastication are responsible for chewing and biting movements of the jaw. There are four muscles of mastication: temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid, all of which originate from the skull and insert onto the mandible. Therefore, the correct answer is C, mandible.