For Providers -- Atlas of Human Anatomy

Plate 10: Muscles of palate, jaw, neck, and back.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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  1. Muscles of the (mandible), seen from behind.
  2. Muscles of the palate, jaw, and larynx, seen from behind after removal of the posterior wall of the pharynx.
  3. Muscles of the tongue, seen from the right side.
  4. The masseter muscle of the posterior surface of the mandible.
  5. Muscles of the soft palate, seen from the inner side and from behind.
  6. Middle of the nape of the neck, after removal of m. trapezius.
  7. Deep neck and spinal muscles, after removal of shoulder blades (scapulae)
 Plate 10: Muscles of palate, jaw, neck, and back.
Title Page Muscles of the (mandible), seen from behind. Muscles of the palate, jaw, and larynx Muscles of the tongue, seen from the right side. The masseter muscle of the posterior surface of the mandible Muscles of the soft palate, seen from the inner side and from behind. Middle of the nape of the neck Deep neck and spinal muscles