The masseter muscle originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandible. It is responsible for elevating the mandible during jaw closure and is one of the key muscles involved in chewing.
The ascending part of the mandible is the vertical portion of the mandible bone that extends from the mandibular angle to the coronoid process. It forms the posterior border of the ramus of the mandible and provides attachment for muscles involved in chewing and jaw movement.
masseter
The masseter inserts on the mandible, specifically on the angle and ramus. The temporalis inserts on the coronoid process of the mandible. The lateral pterygoid inserts on the condyloid process of the mandible, while the medial pterygoid inserts on the angle of the mandible.
Depends... On a male, 90 degrees. On a female, 120 degrees.
angle of pull is the angle between muscle insertion and the bone on which the muscle inserts
- head or condyle - mandibular notch or condular notch - neck ~just under the condyle - ramus - body - angle - mental foramen - protuberance~ the chin - alveolar processes of the mandible - oblique line
oblique
Oblique
Concentric muscle contraction will shorten a muscle and decrease the angle between two bones. This type of contraction involves the muscle generating force as it shortens to move a body part.
the movement of mandible toward lateral causes movement in both right and left condyles. For example, if one moves one's mandible (lower jaw) toward right, the right conlye moves laterally and the left goes downward, forward, and medially, so the left condyle is defined as nonworking and the right condyle as working. the movement of nonworking condyle,in this example left condyle, forms an angle between sagittal plan and direction of nonworking condyle, which is called Bennett angle.
oblique