About lateral pterygoid muscle which of the following statement is true
Lateral pterygoid muscle is sho and conical.It has upper and lower heads. Actions: - Depresses mandible to open mouth, with suprahyoid muscles, - Protrudes mandible, - Right lateral pterygoid turns the chin to left side. Ref: BD Chaurasia's HUMAN ANATOMY, Volume 3, 4th edition.
Protrude mandible
Arible from infra temporal fossa & Lateral pterygoid plate
Supplied by facial nerve
Inseed into fovea of mandible
Head and neck