Masseter muscle

About the masseter muscle of the cat

Masseter muscle is a muscle of the head (head), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus masseter. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the cat, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

by the superficial aponeurosis from the ridge which runs lengthwise of the outer surface of the malar bone, and by fleshy fibres from the surface of the malar bone ventrad of this ridge. The fibres pass obliquely caudad to their.

Insertion

and direction of fibres, but which are otherwise not distinct. The superficial layer takes.

Action

A very powerful elevator of the lower jaw.

Terminology

English

Masseter muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus masseter

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The masseter muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Masseter muscle of the horse

Questions about the masseter muscle

What is the Latin name of the masseter muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the masseter muscle is called Musculus masseter.

Where is the masseter muscle of the cat?

Masseter muscle is a muscle of the head (head), on the left side.

Where does the masseter muscle originate and insert?

Origin: by the superficial aponeurosis from the ridge which runs lengthwise of the outer surface of the malar bone, and by fleshy fibres from the surface of the malar bone ventrad of this ridge. The fibres pass obliquely caudad to their. Insertion: and direction of fibres, but which are otherwise not distinct. The superficial layer takes.

What does the masseter muscle do?

A very powerful elevator of the lower jaw.