Skull form and the mechanics of mandibular elevation in mammals. American Museum novitates ; no. 2536

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, David C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTattersall, Ian.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:36:17Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:36:17Z
dc.date.issued1974en_US
dc.description9 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 9).en_US
dc.description.abstract"A model of the mechanics of elevation in the mammalian mandible is described, in which rotation of the lower jaw, effected by a couple action between the anterior and posterior adductor muscle groups, takes place around the mandibular attachment of the sphenomandibular ligament. This system permits the generation of an occlusal force, variable in orientation according to the position of the bite-point along the tooth row, which is optimally absorbed by the facial skeleton. The requirements of the system are such that in long-faced forms the horizontal components of action of the masticatory muscles are emphasized, and the vertical components dominate in short-faced mammals"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2739
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2536en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Anatomy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Physiology.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMastication.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSkull.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMandible.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMasticatory muscles.en_US
dc.titleSkull form and the mechanics of mandibular elevation in mammals. American Museum novitates ; no. 2536en_US
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