A flat muscle running down the side of the head from the temporal bone to the coronoid process, which makes the jaw move up.
A fan-shaped muscle situated at the side of the head, extending from the temporal fossa to the mandible. This muscle lifts the lower jaw, thus closing the mouth.
The muscle in the temporal fossa that elevates the mandible.
Muscles that coordinate with the masseter, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid muscles to open and close the mouth and bring the jaw forward; sometimes referred to as chewing muscles.