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This group of hyoid muscles elevates the hyoid bone and larynx, and aids in depression of the mandible with this muscle of mastication.

Clinical Consideration:   When there is damage to the Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII), there may be a temporary or permanent loss of the action of the facial muscles. According to this information, which of the following is the name of this condition?

The ________ muscle of the tongue originates outside of the tongue, and is responsible for the action represented by Figure B.  

This phenomenon may occur when the jaw is held open long periods of time.  

The temporomandibular joint is the articulation between the ______ and the _________.

This nerve is a parasympathetic nerve that serves as an afferent nerve for taste sensation for the anterior two-thirds of the body of the tongue.

The Trigeminal is branched into ________ major branches. From these branches, only the ____ branch has motor function for movement.

Which of the following Cranial Nerves DOES NOT aid in motor function of the eye?

All of the following branches are part of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve except one.   Which of these is the exception?

  23. Which number represents the MAXILLARY VEIN?