STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF JAW MUSCLES IN RAT (RATTUS NORVEGICUS L) .3. MECHANICS OF MUSCLES
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF JAW MUSCLES IN RAT (RATTUS NORVEGICUS L) .3. MECHANICS OF MUSCLES
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1096-3642.1971.tb00754.x
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发表时间:
1971-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
HIIEMAE, K
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作者:
HIIEMAE, K
A mechanical model of the muscles of mastication and their effect in producing movement of the lower jaw in the rat has been constructed using the concept of the ‘central fibre’. The relative forces these muscles can exert along their lines of action have been calculated. The vectors of the force in the horizontal, vertical and transverse planes have been found. Using these data, the distribution of vector forces about the jaw in the rest position has been demonstrated. The moments of the muscles about the joint in the rest position and in positions corresponding to those taken by the mandible at the beginning of each stroke during the cycles of ingestion and mastication have been calculated. The changes in the moment of each muscle produced by changes in the position of the jaw have been assessed and the effective action of each described. All the muscles tend to elevate the mandible and, with the exception of the anterior and poterior temporal, to protract it. The posterior temporal is the main retractor of the jaw but may be assisted by the anterior temporal. In addition to stabilizing the vertical and horizontal positions of the jaw in the rest position and during free movements, the deep masseter and anterior temporal elevate the lower jaw during the power stroke of mastication. The anterior deep masseter and its infra-orbital part have the same function during the incisive stroke of ingestion and are probably assisted by the deep masseter. In addition to protracting the mandible, the superficial masseter may act as a regulator of jaw position during the power stroke of mastication and in the incisive stroke of ingestion. The internal and external pterygoids are considered to have a predominantly stabilizing function. Calculation of the forces acting about the molars during the power stroke of mastication indicates that the jaw is in equilibrium in this position and there is no load on the joint. However during the incisive stroke of ingestion the joint is functioning as a lever of the third order and is heavily loaded.