Anterior neck muscles Flashcards
platysma: proximal and distal attachments
proximal: inferior mandible border skin
subcutaneous tissue of the face
distal: pectoralis major
deltoid fascia
platysma: innervation and blood supply
innervation: cervical branch of facial nerve CN VII
blood supply: facial artery
submental artery
platysma - function
depress mandible
lower face skin
elevate neck skin when mouth closed
sternocleidomastoid - proximal and distal attachments
proxmial: manubrium
proximal clavicle
distal: mastoid process
superior nuchal line
sternocleidomastoid - innervation and blood supply
innervation: spinal accessory nerve CN XI
blood supply: occipital and superior thyroid arteries
sternocleidomastoid - function
ipsilateral side bending
contralateral rotation
flexion
elevate thorax and shoulder
stylohyoid - proximal and distal attachments
proximal: styloid process
distal: hyoid body
stylohyoid - innervation and blood supply
innervation: facial nerve CN VII
blood supply: superior thyroid artery
lingual artery
stylohyoid - function
hyoid elevation
digastric - proximal and distal attachments
proximal: posterior belly: mastoid notch
anterior belly: inferior border of mandible closing to the symphysis
distal: common tendon on hyoid body
digastric - innervation and blood supply
innervation
posterior belly - facial nerve CN VII
anterior belly - mylohyoid branch of trigeminal nerve CN V
blood supply:
posterior belly: occipital artery
anterior belly: facial artery
digastric - function
hyoid elevation
retraction of mandible
mylohyoid - proximal and distal attachments
proximal: mylohyoid line of mandible
distal: hyoid body and median raphe of bilateral mylohyoid
mylohyoid - innervation and blood supply
innervation: mylohyoid branch of trigeminal nerve CN V3
blood supply: inferior alveolar artery
mylohyoid - function
hyoid and floor of mouth elevation
mandible depression and retraction
geniohyoid - proximal and distal attachments
proximal: mandibular inferior mental spine
distal: anterior hyoid body
geniohyoid - innervation
innervation: C1 hiking through hypoglossal nerve
geniohyoid - function
hyoid and floor of the mouth elevation
depression and retraction of mandible
- same as mylohyoid