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The medial pterygoid muscle, the left medial pterygoid will deviate the jaw to the right and vice versa.
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What pterygoid muscle can potrude the jaw pull the jaw sideways and open the mouth?
the lateral pterygoid
What pterygoid can close the jaw and can pull it sideways?
Medial pterygoid
What domestic animal can move its jaw sideways?
There are many domestic animals that have the ability to move their jaw sideways. One of these animals is the human.
What is the synergist muscle for jaw closure?
The muscle that aids the jaw in closing is the temporalis muscle. The masseter is the muscle that primarily moves the jaw.
What muscle is a synergist of the masseter muscle?
The muscle that aids the jaw in closing is the temporalis muscle. The masseter is the muscle that primarily moves the jaw.
What is a bone or muscle in the body that starts with the letter j?
jaw bone jaw muscle
Which muscle is stronger jaw or chest in human body?
the masseter muscle of the jaw is strongeri've never heard of the chest muscle.
What muscle is used to bite?
your jaw muscle or masseter muscle
How does the movement of a cat's jaw differ from that of a dog's?
The dog's jaw moves up and down and from side to side, in a grinding motion. The jaws move sideways across the teeth. The cat's jaw moves only up and down, there is no side to side grinding motion. There is no sideways movement.
What is the hardest muscle in the skeletal muscle?
the masticles or jaw muscles.
What is a jaw?
It is a muscle in formed in the skull.
What is the muscle in your jaw called?
sternocleidomastoid
