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URGENT ANSWER REQUIRED! Clinical problem solving: Question: A patient is unable to open her mouth or jaw due to tetanus resulting from a penetrating wound from a rusty nail. Which of the following muscles
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Clinical problem solving:
Question: A patient is unable to open her mouth or jaw due to tetanus resulting from a penetrating wound from a rusty nail. Which of the following muscles would most likely be paralyzed?
A. Lateral pterygoid muscle
B. Masseter muscle
C. Buccinator muscle

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Buccinator muscle will be paralyzed

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