Medial pterygoid muscle
（重定向自Internal pterygoid muscle）
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The medial pterygoid (or internal pterygoid muscle), is a thick, quadrilateral muscle of mastication.
The mandibular branch of the fifth cranial nerve, the trigeminal nerve, innervates the medial pterygoid muscle.