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1
Q

Sensory information from the face is carried by….

A

Trigeminal nerve

2
Q

All are muscles of mastication except…,

A

Orbicularis Oculi

3
Q

The facial muscle which prevents accumulation of food within the vestibule of the oral
Cavity is….

A

Buccinator

4
Q
The facial
Muscle
Which pulls the angle
Of the mouth upwards for
Facial expression is the...
A

Zygomaticus major

5
Q

Tight closure of the eyelids are done by…

A

Orbucularis oculi

6
Q

All of the muscles of mastication are innervated by…..

A

Trigeminal nerve

7
Q

True or false

Facial nerve supplies the muscles of mastication

A

False

8
Q

The retractor of the mandible is…..

A

Posterior fibres of the temporalis.