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The anterior fibres of this muscle, which form its major bulk, are mainly vertical and elevators of the mandible. Progressing posteriorly along the middle and posterior parts of the muscle, the fibres become increasingly oblique and the posterior fibres are almost horizontal. The anterior fibres are elevators of the mandible. The posterior fibres retrude the mandible.