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==Palpation== | |||
#Coronoid Process: Begin with mouth closed, palpate inferior to the zygomatic bone. Ask the patient to open their mouth. If the coronoid process does not move forward to touch your finger then ask them to open further or adjust your finger location. Check all easily accessible coronoid aspects. Verbal cues are generally required for maintaining an open mouth. Palpation of the medial aspect can be accomplished intraorally if required. | |||
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+ The mandibular coronoid process and is behind of the zygomatic arch | + The mandibular coronoid process and is behind of the zygomatic arch | ||
||Temporalis Tendinopathy is common, palpate! | ||Temporalis Tendinopathy is common, palpate! | ||
{The masseter inserts ontoโฆ | |||
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- The mandibular condyle | |||
+ The coronoid process | |||
+ The zygomatic arch | |||
||Origin is lateral border of mandibular ramus | |||
- The maxilla | |||
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[[Category:Head & Jaw]] | [[Category:Head & Jaw]] |
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Anatomy
Palpation
- Coronoid Process: Begin with mouth closed, palpate inferior to the zygomatic bone. Ask the patient to open their mouth. If the coronoid process does not move forward to touch your finger then ask them to open further or adjust your finger location. Check all easily accessible coronoid aspects. Verbal cues are generally required for maintaining an open mouth. Palpation of the medial aspect can be accomplished intraorally if required.
MCQs