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Applied anatomy, histology, and embryology

Pharyngeal arches, pouches, and clefts

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A 29-year-old man undergoes excision of a benign lesion near the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. After surgery, he has weakness of the ipsilateral masseter and temporalis. The nerve injury is proximal to the branches supplying these muscles.

Which additional muscle shares their pharyngeal-arch origin and motor nerve?