ACTIONS Flashcards
Frontalis
Raises eyebrows
Orbicularis oculi
Closes eyes, squint
Orbicularis oris
Puckers lips
Platysma
Draws corners of the mouth downwards, grimace
Buccinator
Pulls in cheeks
Zygomaticus
Pulls corners of mouth upwards, smile
Masseter and Temporalis
Elevation of the mandible
Splenius capitis
Extension of the cervical spine, same side rotation
Internal and external obliques
Flexion, lateral flexion and rotation of trunk
Quadratus lumborum and erector spinae
Extension of trunk
Diaphragm and external intercostals
Resting (tidal) and forced inspiration
Internal intercostals and abdominal muscles
Forced expiration
Trapezius
Elevation, depression, or adduction of the scapula
Levator scapulae
Elevates the scapula
Coracobrachialis
Flexion, adduction at the shoulder