All of the following muscles are elevators of the mandible except______________?
Correct answer: C. Digastric
- A. Medial pterygoid
- B. Massetor
- C. Digastric
- D. Temporalis
Explanation
Digastric is a depressor of the mandible when the hyoid is fixed, not an elevator. Masseter, medial pterygoid, and temporalis are the principal elevator muscles.
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