Chpt. 9.7 Muscles Flashcards
Muscles required for test
Epicranius
Origin: occipital bone
Insertion: skin around eye
Action: Elevates eyebrows
Orbicularis oculi
Origin: maxillary and frontal bones
Insertion: skin around eye
Action: closes eye as in blinking
Orbicularis oris
Origin: muscles near mouth
Insertion: skin of central lip
Action: closes lips, protrudes lips as for kissing
Buccinator
Origin: alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible
Insertion: obicularis oris
Action: compresses cheeks
Zygomaticus major
Origin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin and muscle at corner of mouth
Action: elevates corner of mouth as when smiling
Zygomaticus minor
Origin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin and muscle at corner of mouth
Action: elevates corner of mouth as when smiling
Platysma
Origin: fascia in upper chest
Insertion: skin and muscles below mouth; mandible
Action: depresses lower lip and angle of mouth as when smiling
Masseter
Origin: Zygomatic arch
Insertion: lateral surface of ramus of mandible
Action: elevates and protracts mandible
Temporalis
Origin: temporal bone
Insertion: coronoid process and anterior ramus of mandible
Action: elevates and retracts mandible
Medial pterygoid
Origin: sphenoid, palatine, and maxillary bones
Insertion: medial surface of ramus of mandible
Action: elevates mandible and moves it from side to side
Lateral pterygoid
Origin: Sphenoid bone
Insertion: anterior surface of mandibular condyle
Action: depresses and protracts mandible and moves it side to side
Trapezius
Origin: occipital bone, ligamentum nuchae, and spinous processes of 7th cervical and all thoracic vertebrae
Action: retracts shoulder, extends neck
Rhomboid major
Origin: spinous processes of upper thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: medial border of scapula
Action: retracts, elevates, and rotates scapula
Rhomboid minor
Origin: spinous processes of lower cervical vertebrae
Insertion: medial border of scapula
Action: retracts and elevates scapula
Levator scapulae
Origin: transverse processes of cervical vertebrae
Insertion: medial border of scapula
Action: elevates scapula
Serratus anterior
Origin: anterior surfaces of upper ribs
Insertion: medial border of scapula
Action: protracts and rotates scapula
Pectoralis minor
Origin: anterior surface of ribs 3-5
Insertion: coracoid process of scapula
Action: depresses and protracts scapula, elevates ribs during forceful inhalation
Coracobrachialis
Origin: coracoid process of scapula
Insertion: medial mid-shaft of humerus
Action: flexes shoulder and adducts arm
Pectoralis major
Origin: clavicle, sternum, and costal cartilages of upper ribs
Insertion: intertubercular sulcus of humerus
Action: flexes shoulder, adducts, and rotates arm medially
Latissimus dorsi
Origin: spines of sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae, iliac crest, and lower ribs
Insertion: intertubercular sulcus of humerus
Action: extends/retracts and depresses shoulder, adducts and rotates arm medially
Supraspinatus
Origin: supraspinous fossa of scapula
Insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
Action: abducts arm
Deltoid
Origin: Acromion process, spine of the scapula, and the clavicle
Insertion: deltoid tuberosity of humerus
Action: lateral portion abducts arm, anterior portion flexes shoulder, posterior portion extends shoulder
Subscapularis
Origin: anterior surface of scapula
Insertion: lesser tubercle of humerus
Action: rotates arm medially
Infraspinatus
Origin: infraspinous fossa of scapula
Insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
Action: rotates aremm laterally
Teres minor
Origin: lateral border of scapula
Insertion: greater tubercle of humerus
Action: rotates arm laterally
Biceps brachii
Origin: coracoid process and tubercle above glenoid cavity of scapula
Insertion: radial tuberosity of radius
Action: flexes elbow and supinates forearm and hand
Brachialis
Origin: anterior surface of humerus
Insertion: coronoid process of ulna
Action: flexes elbow
Brachioradialis
Origin: distal lateral end of humerus
Insertion: lateral surface of radius above styloid process
Action: flexes elbow
Triceps brachii
Origin: tubercle below glenoid cavity and lateral and posterior surfaces of humerus
Insertion: olecranon process of ulna
Action: extends elbow