The origin for the temporalis muscle is located at the zygomatic bone. Contraction of the temporalis elevates the mandible.

What landmark is not located on the medial aspect of the mandible?

Bone growth takes place on the maxilla at the head of the condyle. Whereas, other bones can grow at the sutures.

What bone is considered a neurocranium bone?

The greater wing of the sphenoid bone contains the foramen rotundum. Whereas, the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone consists of the optic canal.

The abducens (VI), trochlear (IV), and oculomotor (III) cranial nerves provide sensory innervation to the eye. 

This bone has small perforations located on the inferior part of the skull that houses a cranial nerve.

The hyoid muscles located below the hyoid bone are called suprahyoid muscles. The hyoid muscles located above the hyoid bone are called infrahyoid muscles.

The lateral pterygoid muscle performs each of the following actions with the mandible EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

The origin for the mylohyoid muscle is the mylohyoid line (ridge) of the maxilla. The raphe is the term used to describe the fusion of the left and right mylohyoid muscles.