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Pterygoid muscles (function): |
Look at how your jaw ends up when saying first syllable of 'Lateral' or
'Medial'
- "La": your jaw is now open, so Lateral opens mouth.
- "Me": your jaw is still closed, so medial closes the mandible.
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Eye rotation by oblique muscles: |
I Love S&M
- Inferior oblique: Lateral eye rotation.
- Superior oblique: Medial eye rotation.
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Extrinsic muscles of tongue [for
pro soccer fans]: |
Paris St. Germain's Hour
- Palatoglossus
- Styloglossus
- Genioglossus
- Hyoglossus
· PSG is a French soccer team (foreign), hence extrinsic comes
to mind. |
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Cricoarytenoids: abductor vs.
adductor |
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When aliens abduct you, they Probe you Posterior cricoarytenoids
abduct. Lateral
therefore is adduct by default. |
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