Which of the following is incorrect pertaining to the muscles of mastication?

A) They are all innervated by the motor division of the trigeminal nerve.
B) The temporal, masseter, and medial pterygoid all can close the mouth.
C) Alternating contraction of the temporalis muscle can produce rotary movements.
D) Two of them attach to the lateral pterygoid plate.
E) The masseter can protrude the mandible.


Ans: C

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