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

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Muscles that attach from the mandible to a point posterior to the mandibular attachment are positioned to resist or slow down the forward movement of the mandible, which is known as protraction. Therefore, their eccentric function would most likely be to restrain or slow down protraction at the temporomandibular joints (TMJs).

If a Muscle Attaches from the Mandible to a Point