International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. Том 10. 2003. С. 203-220
The aim of this review is to study contemporary perspectives on the morphology of the masticatory muscles and their functional characteristics in healthy adults. Literature searches were conducted in the Russian scientific database eLibrary and international electronic databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, ResearchGate). We identified a total of 469 scientific publications aligned with the research objectives. After excluding duplicates we selected 68 publications published within the last 10 years for detailed analysis. The first part of the article describes the anatomy, histological structure, blood supply, and innervation of the masticatory muscles that depress the mandible. © 2025, Clinical Dentistry LLC. All rights reserved.