1/2 AOI Flashcards
frontalis action
raises eyebrows
frontalis origin
epicranial aponeurosis
frontalis insertion
skin of eyebrows and root of nose
occipitalis action
pulls scalp posteriorly
occipitalis origin
occipital and temporal bones
occipitalis insertion
epicranial aponeurosis
temporalis action
closes jaw, elevates and retracts mandible
temporalis origin
temporal fossa
temporalis insertion
coronoid process of mandible
masseter action
prime mover of jaw closure, elevates mandible
masseter origin
zygomatic arch and zygomatic bone
masseter insertion
angle and ramus of manidble
medial pterygoid action
acts with lateral pterygoid muscle to protrude mandible and promote side-to-side action
medial pterygoid origin
medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone, maxilla and palatine bone
medial pterygoid insertion
medial surface of mandible near angle
lateral pterygoid action
forward sliding and side-to-side grinding movements of lower teeth
lateral pterygoid origin
greater wing and lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone
lateral pterygoid insertion
condyle of mandible and temporomandibular joint
zygomaticus action
raises lateral corners of mouth upwards