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    Exam 28: Muscles of Mastication, Hyoid Muscles, and Sternocleidomastoid and Trapezius Muscles
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    The Lateral Pterygoid Performs Each of the Following Actions Upon
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The Lateral Pterygoid Performs Each of the Following Actions Upon

Question 20

Question 20

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The lateral pterygoid performs each of the following actions upon the mandible EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?


A) Depression
B) Protrusion
C) Retrusion
D) Lateral movement

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