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The lateral pterygoid plates serve as attachment sites for muscles used in:

ACheering
BChecking
CCharting
DChewing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Chewing
1. They sit deep behind the jaw. 2. Muscles there move the mandible. 3. So they serve chewing. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 7, Axial Skeleton._
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