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Chapter 9 functions Flashcards

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arachnoid mater

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protects brain; absorbs cerebrospinal fluid

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pia mater

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protects brain

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cerebrum

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perception, cognition, memory, initiates voluntary movement

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frontal lobe

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voluntary motor activity, speech, thinking

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parietal lobes

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integrate sensory input form body’s surface about cold, heat, touch, pressure, and pain

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temporal lobes

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receive sensory input about sound

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occipital lobes

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process visual sensory input

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corpus callosum

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fibers connect the cerebral hemispheres

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olfactory tracts

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carry sensory input about smell

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olfactory bulbs

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receive sensory input from CN I (olfactory nerve)

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thalamus

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integrates all types of sensory input and relays it to the cerebrum

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hypothalamus

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integrates many homeostatic functions; secretes neurohormones

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infundibulum

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connects the hypothalamus and the posterior pituitary gland

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14
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pineal gland

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secretes melatonin

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15
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optic nerves

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carry sensory input about vision

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optic chiasm

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some optic nerve fibers cross here

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17
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optic tracts

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carry sensory input about vision

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corpora quadrigemina

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has visual and auditory reflex centers; attachment site of CN IV (trochlear)

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cerebral peduncles

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contain fibers that carry motor output from the cerebrum to other regions of CNS; attachment site of CN III (oculomotor)

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cerebellum

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smooths and coordinates skeletal muscle movements

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pons

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has respiratory centers and fiber tracts that connect the cerebrum to the cerebellum and to the spinal cord; attachement site of CN V, VI, VII (trigeminal, abducens, facial)

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medulla oblongata

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controls respiration and heart rate; fiver tracts carry motor output from midbrain to spinal cord; CN VIII attaches at pons medulla border; CN IX, X, XI, XII attach to the medulla oblongata

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dura mater

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protects the spinal cord

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arachnoid mater

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protects spinal cord and absorbs cerebrospinal fluid

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pia mater

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protects the spinal cord

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dorsal roots

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fibers carry sensory input

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dorsal root ganglia

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location of sensory neuron cell bodies

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ventral roots

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fibers carry motor output

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cervical spinal nerves

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convey sensory input and motor output

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cervical enlargement

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attachment site of the nerves innervating the upper limbs

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31
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dural septa

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prevent excessive movement of the brain within the cranial cavity

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CN I, olfactory

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olfaction (smell)

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CN II, optic

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vision

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internal carotid arteries

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supply the orbits and 80% of the brain (cerebrum)

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CN III, oculomotor

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eye movement, pupil constriction, focusing

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CN IV, trochlear

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eye movment

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CN V, trigeminal

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mastication and sensation from face

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CN VI, abducens

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lateral eye movement

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CN VII, facial

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facial expression and gustation (taste)

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CN VIII, vestibulocochlear

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audition, equilibrium

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CN IX, glossopharyngeal

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gustation, sensation from pharynx (throat), and swallowing

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CN X, vagus

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gustation, visceral sensation, and visceral muscle movement

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CN XI, accessory

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move head and shoulders

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CN XII

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tongue movement (swallowing and speech)

45
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vertebral arteries

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supply the cervical part of the spinal cord and the brain with blood

46
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external auditory meatus

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passageway for sound waves

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mastoid process

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attachment of digastric and sternocleidomastoid muslces

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condylar process

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articulates with the mandibular fossa

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coronoid process

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attachment of temporalis muscles

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mental foramen

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blood vessel and nerve passageway

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temporal fossa

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attachment of temporalis muscle

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zygomatic arch

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attachment of masseter muscle

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styloid process

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ligaments and tendons attach here

54
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orbit

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muscle attachment and protects eye

55
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optic canal

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Cranial nerve passageway for CN II (optic)

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superior orbital fissure

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cranial nerve passageway for CN III, IV, V-1 and VI

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nasal cavity

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air passageway

58
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hard palate

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separates the oral and nasal cavities

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mandibular fossa

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articulates with the condylar process

60
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carotid canal

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blood vessel passageway

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stylomastoid foramen

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cranial nerve passageway CN VII

62
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foramen magnum

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spinal cord passageway

63
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occipital condyle

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articulates with the atlas

64
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external occipital protuberance

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attachment of trapezius muscle

65
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superior nuchal line

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attachment of trapezius muscle

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crista galli

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attachment of dura mater

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cribiform plate

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cranial nerve passageway CN I (olfactory)

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sella turcica

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location of the pituitary gland

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foramen rotundum

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cranial nerve passageway CN 5-2

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foramen ovale

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cranial nerve passageway CN 5-3

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internal acoustic meatus

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cranial nerve passageway CN 5 and 8

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jugular foramen

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cranial nerve passageway CN 9, 10, 11

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hypoglossal canal

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cranial nerve 12 passageway

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vertebral canal

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passageway for spinal cord

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intervertebral foramina

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passageway for spinal nerves

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vertebral body

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bears weight and articulates with adjacent vertebral bodies

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dens

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articulates with the atlas

78
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vertebral arch

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protects spinal cord

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spinous process

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muscle attachment

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bifid spinous process

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muscle attachment

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transverse processes

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muscle attachment

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transverse foramina

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passageways for vertebral arteries and veins

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superior articular facets

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articulate with the inferior articular faces of superior vertebrae

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inferior articular facets

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articulate with the superior articular facets of inferior vertebrae

85
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temporalis

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elevates and retracts mandible

86
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masseter

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elevates the mandible

87
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orbicularis oculi muscles

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closes an eyelid

88
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orbicularis oris muscle

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closes, purses, and protrudes the lips

89
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zygomaticus major

90
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levator anguli oris

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elevates the corner of the mouth

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levator labii superioris

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elevates the upper lip

92
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depressor anguli oris

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depresses the corner of the mouth

93
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depressor labii inferioris

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depresses the lower lip

94
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buccinator

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flattens a cheek against the teeth as in sucking and whistling

95
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sternocleidomastoid

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contraction of both flexes the neck, contraction of one rotates the head

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digastric

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depresses the mandible and elevates the hyoid

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sternohyoid

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depresses the hyoid and larynx

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omohyoid

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depresses the hyoid

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sternothyroid

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depresses the larynx and hyoid

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thyrohyoid

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depresses the hyoid and raises the larynx

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trapezius

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extends the head

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