The Most Massive Mandibular Elevator Is the

question 22

Multiple Choice

The most massive mandibular elevator is the

• A) levator veli palatine muscle.
• B) masseter muscle.
• C) temporalis muscle.
• D) internal (medial) pterygoid muscle.

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