Cat Dissection Flashcards
Lab practical 1 prep
Masseter
Elevation of the mandible
Mylohyoid
Elevates the floor of the mouth
Sternohyoid
Retracts the hyoid bone
Cleidomastoid
Rotates the head when the clavicle is held stationary; moves the clavicle cranially when the head is held stationary
Digastric
Depression of the mandible
Sternomastoid
When contracted simultaneously, they flex the head; individual contractions rotate the head
Clavotrapezius
Forward extension of the humerus
Clavobrachialis (Clavodeltoid)
Flexes the forearm, or antebrachium
Spinodeltoid
Flexes and rotates the humerus
Acromiotrapezius
Adducts the scapula
Spinotrapezius
Pulls the scapula caudally
Latissimus dorsi
Pulls the forelimb dorsocaudally
Pectoralis major
Adduction of the forelimb
Pectoralis minor
Adduction of the forelimb
Pectoantebrachialis
Adduction of the forelimb