axial muscles Flashcards
1
Q
orbicularis oculi
A
closes eyes
2
Q
buccinator
A
tightens the cheeks
3
Q
orbicularis oris
A
closes lips
4
Q
zygomaticus major
A
elevates corner of mouth
5
Q
frontalis
A
raises eyebrows
6
Q
masseter
A
elevates mandible
6
Q
depressor anguli oris
A
depresses corner of mouth
7
Q
temporalis
A
elevates and retracts the mandible
8
Q
superior rectus
A
elevates, adducts eye
8
Q
pterygoids
A
elevates and protracts mandible,
side to side grinding
8
Q
medial rectus
A
adducts eye
9
Q
lateral rectus
A
abducts eye
10
Q
inferior rectus
A
depresses and adducts eye
11
Q
inferior oblique
A
elevates and abducts eye
11
Q
superior oblique
A
depresses and abducts eye
