A patient has trouble keeping food between his teeth during chewing. Which muscle may be paralyzed?

A. Risorius
B. Masseter
C. Mylohyoid
D. Buccinator
E. Zygomaticus major


Answer: D. Buccinator

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Using Figure 12.1, match the following:



1) Afferent impulses from all senses and all parts of the body converge here and synapse with at least one of its nuclei.
2) Putamen.
3) Anterior horn of lateral ventricle.
4) Inferior horn of lateral ventricle.
5) Part of the basal nuclei.
6) Thalamus.

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