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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 the muscle closes the jaw?
The masseter muscle. both masseter and temporalis :)100%
What muscle is used to bite?
your jaw muscle or masseter muscle
What muscle opens and closes your jaw?
Gravity plays a large part in opening the jaw, but there are muscles that help forcefully open your jaw. The most important of these is the digastric muscle, which connects from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone, and then from the hyoid bone to the digastric fossa of the mandible.
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 helps you clench you jaw?
masseter
What is the antagonist of the masseter?
The antagonist of the masseter muscle is the digastric muscle. It helps to open the jaw by working against the masseter muscle during swallowing and speaking.
What is the name of the muscle that is considered the strongest jaw muscle?
The muscle that is considered the strongest jaw muscle is called the masseter 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 is the muscle located at the angle of the jaw used for chewing?
masseter
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 acts synergistically with the masseter to elevate the mandible?
The masseter IS the functional muscle which closes the mandible (jaw).
