MasteringA&P with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Human Anatomy
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A change in the body or a bodily organ as a result of its functioning is referred to as an action. Muscle action can be defined as the specific movement of a bodily part generated by the contraction of a muscle. The muscle proteins actin and myosin are t…
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Which of the following features are common to the muscles of mastication?

(a) They share innervation through the oculomotor nerve.

(b) They are also muscles of facial expression.

(c) They move the mandible at the temporomandibular joint.

(d) They enable a person to smile.

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