Muscular system
Deep part of masseter
Pars profunda masseteris
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Masticatory muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
In human anatomy, the masseter is one of the muscles of mastication.
Found only in mammals, it is particularly powerful in herbivores to facilitate chewing of plant matter.
The most obvious muscle of mastication is the masseter muscle, since it is the most superficial and one of the strongest.
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Names
- Latin
- Pars profunda masseteris
- English
- Deep part of masseter
- French
- Partie profonde du muscle masséter
- Spanish
- Porción profunda del masétero
- Portuguese
- Parte profunda do masseter