AP1 Muscle Functions Flashcards
Frontalis
raises eyebrows/ wrinkles forehead
Occipitalis
tenses / retracts scalp
Orbicularis Oculi
closes eye
Orbicularis Oris
Closes lips (whistling)
Zygomaticus Major & Minor
Draw corners of mouth upward (smiling)
Platysma
Tenses skin of neck
Masseter
elevates mandible, closes jaw
Temporalis
raises & retracts mandible
Sternocleidomastoid
(Ips): turns head toward shoulders of opposite side
(Bil): neck FLEXION
Quadratus Lumborum
Ips: Lateral FLEXION of trunk
Bil: Lateral stability to vertebral column, stabilizes 12th rib during inspiration
Erector Spinae
Consists of 3 muscles: Iliocostalis, Longissimus, Spinalis
Function: Posture/support spine: laterally FLEXION of spine
Rectus Abdominis
Trunk FLEXION. depresses ribs/ upwardly rotates pelvis
External Oblique
Ips: Trunk ROTATION to opposite side, lateral FLEXION of trunk to same side
Bil: FLEXION of trunk
Internal Oblique
Ips: ROTATION of trunk to same side & lateral FLEXION of trunk to same side.
Bil: FLEXION of trunk
Transversus Abdominis
Compresses abdominal contents