1.1 Basic Anatomy Flashcards
What are the four Muscles of Mastication?
Temporalis
Masseter
Medial Pterygoid
Lateral Pterygoid
What muscles ELEVATE (close) the mandible?
Temporalis
Masseter
Medial Pterygoid
What innervates the Muscles of Mastication?
Trigeminal nerve
What muscles RETRACT the mandible?
Temporalis
What muscles DEPRESS (open) the mandible?
Lateral Pterygoid
What muscles Permits SIDE-TO-SIDE movement of the mandible?
Lateral Pterygoid
What muscles PROTRUDE the mandible?
Lateral Pterygoid
What innervates the Temporalis?
Trigeminal nerve
What does the Temporalis do?
2
Elevates (closes) mandible
Retracts mandible
What innervates the Masseter?
Trigeminal nerve
What does the Masseter do?
Elevates (closes) mandible
What innervates the Medial Pterygoid?
Trigeminal nerve
What does the Medial Pterygoid do?
Elevates (closes) mandible
What innervates the Lateral Pterygoid?
Trigeminal nerve
What does the Lateral Pterygoid do?
3
Depresses (opens) mandible
Protrudes mandible
Moves mandible side-to-side
What innervates the Muscles of the Face?
Facial nerve
What are the Muscles of the Face?
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Orbicularis oris
Zygomaticus major
Zygomaticus minor
Levator labii superior
Levator labii superior alaeque nasi
Levator anguli oris
Depressor anguli oris
Depressor labii inferior
Mentalis
Risorius
Buccinator
What muscle draws upper lip upward and outward?
Zygomaticus minor
What muscle closes, opens, protrudes, inverts, and twists lips?
Orbicularis oris
What muscle raises the angle of the mouth?
Levator labii superior alaeque nasi
What muscles elevate the upper lip?
4
Levator labii superior
Zygomaticus major
Zygomaticus minor
Levator anguli oris
What is the smiling muscle?
Zygomaticus major
What muscle draws the angle of the mouth upward and backward?
Zygomaticus major
What muscle draws the angle of the mouth down and inward?
Depressor anguli oris
What muscle pushes up the lower lip?
Mentalis
What muscles depress the lower lip?
2
Depressor anguli oris
Depressor labii inferior
What muscle causes dimples?
Risorius
What muscle draws the corners of the mouth outward?
Risorius
What muscle gives an expression of strain to the face?
Risorius
What muscle holds food in contact with the teeth?
Buccinator
What muscle flattens the cheeks?
Buccinator
What muscle raises the chin?
Mentalis
What muscle retracts the angles of the mouth?
Buccinator
What does the Orbicularis Oris do?
5
Closes lips
Opens lips
Protrudes lips
Inverts lips
Twists lips
What innervates the Orbicularis oris?
Facial nerve
What does the Zygomaticus Minor do?
Draws upper lip upward and outward
What innervates the Zygomaticus minor?
Facial nerve
What does the Levator Labii Superior do?
Pulls up or elevates upper lip
What innervates the Levator labii superior?
Facial nerve
What does the Levator Labii Superior Alaeque Nasi do?
Raises angle of the mouth
What innervates the Levator labii superior alaeque nasi?
Facial nerve
What does the Zygomaticus Major do?
2
Draws upper lip upward
Draws angle of mouth upward and backward
What innervates the Zygomaticus major?
Facial nerve
What does the Levator Anguli Oris do?
Elevates corners of mouth
What innervates the Levator anguli oris?
Facial nerve
What does the Depressor Anguli Oris do?
2
Draws lower lip down
Draws angle of mouth down + inward
What innervates the Depressor anguli oris?
Facial nerve
What does the Depressor Labii Inferior do?
Depresses lower lip
What innervates the Depressor labii inferior?
Facial nerve
What does the Mentalis do?
2
Pushed up lower lip
Raises chin