Chapter 4 Flashcards
Origin
End of the muscle attached to the least movable structure
-muscles generally move towards the origin when contracted
Insertion
End of the muscle attached to the more movable structure
Action
The movement that is accomplished
Cervical muscles
-superficially located
-Hold and stabilize the head
- Keep head positioned
- SCM & Trapezius
Sternocleidomastoid
Origin: Sternum & clavicle
Insertion: Mastoid Process
Action: contract 1, moves to 1 side, contract both moves up and down.
Trapezius
Origin: Occipital & Posterior midline of the cervical region
Insertion: Sternum & Clavicle
Action: Shrugs shoulder
Muscles of facial expressions are grouped by
Scalpal, orbital, and oral
Epicranial muscle
2 bellies
*FRONTAL
-Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis
-Insertion: Skin of eyebrows
-Action: Raises eyebrows
*OCCIPITAL
- Origin: Occipital bone
-Insertion: Epicranial aponeurosis
-Action: Helps with head tilting backward
Orbicularis Oculi
Origin: Orbital rim @ nasal process &frontal rim of maxilla
Insertion: Skin of lateral canthus
Action: Closes eyes, squints
Corrugator Supercilii
Origin: Frontal bone of the supraorbital region
Insertion: Skin of the eyebrows
Action: squinting with eyebrows, brings the skin of the eyebrows towards the nose
Orbicularis fris
-kissing muscle
- more wrinkled on smokers
Origin: Commissures of mouth
Insertion: Skin of the lips
Action: Closes lips, tightens, thins, roll inwards and outward
Buccinator
-Trumpet muscle
Origin: Alveolar
process of maxilla, contes the pterygomandibular
Insertion: Commissures of mouth
Action: Keeps food in your mouth as you chew
Risorius
Origin: Connective tissue of the skin
Insertion: Skin @ commissures
Action: Pulls corners of the mouth back
Levator Labii Superioris
Origin: Infraorbital rim of maxilla
Insertion: Skin towards corners of the mouth, more upper lip
Action: Elevates the upper lip
Levator Labii Superioris alaeque nasi
-Elvis
Origin: Frontal process of maxilla
Insertion: Skin of upper lip & Ala of nose
Action: Lifter of upper lip & flares the ala
Zygomaticus major
Origin: Zygomatic bone
Insertion: Upper lips towards the corner of the mouth
Action: Lifts the upper lip (helps smile)
Zygomaticus Minor
Origin: Zygomatic bone
Insertion: Upper lip (a little higher the major)
Action:Elevates the upper lips (helps with smile
Levator anguli oris
Origin: Canine fossa
Insertion: upper lip, near corners of the mouth
Action: Pulls up the angle of the mouth
Depressor angle oris
Origin: Inferior border of the mandible
Insertion: Corners of the mouth
Action: Depresses the angle of the mouth