Definitionn. (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Last update: July 15, 2015
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, abduction and adduction--they are less extensive than the preceding movements. [Please select]
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The mediad component would increase as the jaw approached full adduction. [Please select]
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Conversely, during closure, the jaw must be pulled forward to complete full adduction. [Please select]
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The adductive component of force therefore decreased as the jaw swung upward, with the result that the anterior pterygoid could only have been active in initiating adduction and not in sustaining it. [Please select]
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The insertion of the anterior pterygoid is thus always considerably below the origin, permitting the muscle to be active throughout the movement of the mandible, from maximum depression to complete adduction. [Please select]
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