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It is your jaw-bone. So it helps you chew your food.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agothe function of the jaw bone is that it makes it able for you to move your mouth and talk it is the only bone in the human body that moves
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∙ 13y agoit's function is to move the jaw up and down. it's used in chewing food (this is the main purpose)
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∙ 14y agoThe masseter moves a person or an animals jaw.
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∙ 16y agoa muscle used in chewing
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∙ 12y agoJaw movement for talking and chewing.
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∙ 14y agoMandible joint is the jaw.
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What part of the body tells the body what to do and how to move?
The frontal cortex (motor cortex) of the brain.
What originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandible?
The masseter is the main muscle that shuts or closes the jaw.
The mandible elevated by what?
Masseter
The acts synergistically with the masseter to elevate the mandible?
The masseter IS the functional muscle which closes the mandible (jaw).
Allows you to bite the carrot stick?
Masseter, temporalis, lateral, pterygoid medial, pterygoid are the chewing muscles which move your teeth so you can bite the carrot stick
What part of the body tells the body what to do and how to move?
The frontal cortex (motor cortex) of the brain.
Where is the masseter muscle located?
The masseter muscle is the major jaw muscle, and is able to generate more force than any other muscle in the body.
The muscle surrounding the mouth is the what muscle?
masseter, it is also the strongest muscle in the body
Which of the following muscles closes the jaw?
both masseter and temporalis
Which muscles make us chew?
Facial muscles help all parts of your face move
Is there a part of the body that does not move?
yes
What originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts on the angle of the mandible?
The masseter is the main muscle that shuts or closes the jaw.
What part of the body does the rectus abdominis move?
trunk of the body
What is chewing muscle of mouth?
The masseter. It can exert an amazing force. I think it was 700 pounds of pressure.
What moves part of the body?
A combination of events move part of the body.The brain sends a signal via the nervous system to the part you want to move.The muscles receive the signal and move.
What body part move the most?
The eye.
What part of the body does monkeys move with?
with their arms
