Face Muscles Flashcards
How many muscles in the face
6
What is the orbicularis occuli located? What is it’s origin insertion and innervation
Hint: Oh My Crippling Cr*p!
Oh My Crippling Cr*p!
Orbicularis occuli
Medial Bone
Circumference of orbit
Cranial Nerve VII
Action of orbicularis occuli
close eyelids
Orbicularis oris origin insertion and innervation?
Hint: Okay, Thank U Carly
Okay, Thank U Carly
Muscle: Orbicularis Oris
Origin: Tissue of lips
Insertion: Under skin near mouth
Innervation: Cranial Nerve VII (Facial nerve, buccal branch,
reaches muscle through
stylomastoid foramen)
Action of orbicularis oris
Protrudes lips (or shaping of
lips when speaking for example)
Zygomaticus major, origin, insertion and innervation
Hint: ZZUC
Muscle: Zygomaticus major
Origin: Zygomatic bone
Insertion: Under skin near corners of the mouth
Innervation: Cranial nerve VII
(Facial nerve, zygomatic branch,
reaches muscle through
stylomastoid foramen
Action of zygomaticus major
Draws upper lip upward
(smiling)
Masseter hint: My Zaddy Milks Cows
Muscle: Masseter
Origin: Zygomatic process of
maxillae, anterior zygomatic arch
Insertion: Mandibular ramus
Innervation: Cranial nerve V
(Trigeminal nerve, mandibular
branch, reaches muscle through
foramen ovale)
Masseter action?
Elevation (closes mouth) and
protraction of the mandible
Temporalis, origin, insertion and innervation
Hint: Talk To My Cat
Talk To My Cat
Muscle: Temporalis
Origin: Temporal
Insertion: Mandible
View from Visible Body
Innervation: Cranial nerve V
(Trigeminal nerve, mandibular
branch, reaches muscle through
foramen ovale)
Temporalis action
Action: Elevates mandible (closes
mouth)
Lateral pterygoid, origin, insertion, innervation
Hint: Long, Put Me (in) Coach
Long, Put Me (in) Coach
Muscle: Lateral pterygoid
Origin: Pterygoid process of the
sphenoid
Insertion: Mandible
Innervation: Cranial nerve V
(Trigeminal nerve, mandibular
branch, reaches muscle through
foramen ovale)
Lateral pterygoid action
Opens mouth, moves
mandible side to side
Helps chew!
Sternocleidomastoid origin, insertion, Innervation
Secret Stew Trumps Cake
Secret Stew Trumps Cake
Muscle: Sternocleidomastoid
Origin: Sternum (manubrium) and clavicle
Insertion: Temporal (mastoid
process), occipital
Innervation: Cranial nerve XI
(Accessory nerve, reaches muscle through jugular foramen)
Sternocleidomastoid action
Flexion (and lateral flexion) of
the neck
Splenius capitis, origin, insertion, innervation
Second Set Thinks Second
Second Set Thinks Second
Muscle: Splenius capitis
Origin: Spinous processes of
thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: Temporal (mastoid
process) and occipital
View from Visible Body
Innervation: Spinal cervical nerves
(C3-4)
Splenius capitis action
Extension and lateral
flexion of the neck
Rectus abdominis, origin, insertion, innervation
Hint: Rich People Xtra Stupid
Hint: Rich People Xtra Stupid
Muscle: Rectus abdominis
Origin: Pubis & pubic symphysis
Insertion: Xiphoid of sternum and ribs 5-7
Innervation: Spinal thoracic
nerves (T7-12)
Rectus abdominis action
flexes spine
External and interal oblique
Hint: Everyone Is Pissing Shi
Hint: Everyone Is Pissing Shi
External and interal oblique
Origin: Ilium, ribs 5-12
Insertion: Pubis
Innervation: Spinal thoracic
nerves (T7-12)
Transversus abdominis
This Is Literally Stupid
Origin: Ilium, ribs 5-10
Insertion: Linea alba, pubis
Innervation: Spinal thoracic nerves (T7-12)
Transversus abdominis
Diaphragm
Don’t Xcite Critical Patients
Origin: Xiphoid process of
sternum, ribs 6-12, lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Central tendon
Innervation: Phrenic nerve (cranial nerve 3-5)
Action of diaphragm
Action: Expansion of thoracic cavity and compression of abdominal cavity
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