Chapter 11.2, Problem 8BYGO

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The forcible closing of the mouth by temporalis indicates which lever of the fulcrum. The point of the effort is experienced at which part of the mandible and the point of resistance. The mandible belongs to which class of the lever.

Introduction:

There are three types of levers based on the position of the fulcrum and the position of the resistance or the effort between the fulcrum and the resistance. An increase in the speed, distance is the main function of the lever.