Anterolateral Neck Muscles Flashcards
Anterior Digastric (attachments)
digastric fossa of mandible to intermediate tendon (great cornu of hyoid)
Anterior Digastric (action)
depresses mandible or elevates hyoid
Anterior Digastric (innervation)
mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar n. (from CN V3)
Posterior Digastric (attachment)
temporalmastoid notch to intermediate tendon (great cornu of hyoid)
Posterior Digastric (action)
depresses mandible or elevates hyoid
Posterior Digastric (innervation)
facial n.
Geniohyoid (attachments)
inferior genial tubercle of mandible to anterior aspect of body of hyoid (median ridge of mandible to body of hyoid)
Geniohyoid (action)
elevation of tongue & hyoid or depresses mandible
Geniohyoid (innervation)
ventral ramus of C1 via CN XII
Longus Capitis (attachments)
anterior tubercles of transverse processes of cervical vertebrae to basilar occipital bone
Longus Capitis (action)
flexion of head & neck (bilateral), ipsilateral rotation (unilateral)
Longus Capitis (innervation)
ventral rami of cervical spinal n.
Longus Colli (attachments)
cervical vertebral bodies to cervical vertebral bodies & transverse processes
Longus Colli (action)
flexion, lateral flexion of neck & ipsilateral rotation
Longus Colli (innervation)
ventral rami of cervical spinal n. (C2-7)
Mylohyoid (attachments)
mylohyoid line of mandible to midline raphe & anterior aspect of body of hyoid
Mylohyoid (action)
elevation of oral cavity floor
Mylohyoid (innervation)
mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar n. (from CN V3)