Studies in Functional and analytical craniology. 11. Experiments with the decalcified skull of the Dog.

Abstract

Experiments were carried out on the decalcified skull of a dog in order to estimate experimentally the location of stresses in the breviarcuate skull. The results reached are in agreement with the main functional conclusions of the previous studies (Tucker 1954a-f, 1955a-d). However, new information has been obtained about the mechanical conditions in the glenoid cavity and the topography of the areas influenced by the temporal and masseter muscles.