Two short, thick, and powerful muscles that lie deep to the masseter that arise from the greater wing and lateral pterygoid plate of the sphenoid and insert on the internal surface of the mandibular condyle and joint capsule and disk of the TMJ

What will be an ideal response?

Pterygoids

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Which one of the following statements best explains the importance of performing CPR?

A) It will cause a heart that has stopped beating to start pumping again. B) It is used in adults to ventilate the lungs until breathing resumes. C) It may provide enough circulation to support life until the heart can resume normal pumping. D) It is used to relieve foreign body airway obstructions.

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