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If a Muscle Attaches from the Mandible to a Point

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If a muscle attaches from the mandible to a point that is superior to that mandibular attachment,what action of the mandible at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) will this muscle most likely have?


A) elevation
B) depression
C) retraction
D) protraction

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