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The masseter muscle of the posterior surface of the mandible.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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a) Sphenoid bone.
b) Temporal bone, petrous part.
c) Mandible, condyle.
d) Mandible, ramus.
e) Mandible, body.
f) Hard palate.
h) Nasal choanae.

1. m. internal pterygoid.
2. m. external pterygoid.
3. m. masseter.
4. m. mylohyoid.
5. m. genioglossus.
6. m. geniohyoid.