Muscles of mastication process

  So here the second post for GIT learning. Today I will explain briefly about the chewing process or also known as mastication process. 

 The most important thing for mastication process is the muscles. So here I will point out the major muscles that help to carry out the mastication process. 

 Before that, do you know what exactly mastication means? 

 Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes

 The primary muscles been used during mastication are :

• Masseter muscle 
• Temporalis muscle 
• Lateral pterygoid 
• Medial pterygoid 

Photos below show the specific location of these primary muscle 

Besides the primary muscles, there are several muscles that help the primary muscles in mastication process. The muscles are : 

• Geniohyoid muscle
• Genioglossus muscle
• Stylohyoid muscle
• Styloglossus muscle
• Hyoglossus muscle 
• Thyrohyoid 

That's all for today. See you next post 😉