Pterygoid muscles - illustration

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable
Diagram

Diagram of the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles.

Image adapted from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Musculuspterygoideusmedialis.png

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