final exam anatomy 1 - Sheet1 Flashcards
intercostals – general description
- attach adjacent ribs
- fibers of external + internal intercostals run perpendicular to each other (and can be visualized as extensions of the external + internal oblique myo)
intercostals – origin
inferior border of the rib above
intercostals – insertion
superior border of the rib below
intercostals – nerve
thoracic nerve
external intercostals – action
- assist w/ INhalation
- draw ribs superiorly to increase space of thoracic cavity
internal intercostals – action
- assist w/ EXhalation
- draw ribs inferiorly to decrease space of thoracic cavity
intertransversarii – general description
these small, short myo span b/w the TVP’s of cervical + lumbar vertebrae (but NOT in thoracic area, which is less mobile)
intertransversarii – origin + insertion
origin + insertion are the same!
- spanning TVP’s of C-2 thru C-7 (all cervical vert except C-1)
- spanning TVP’s of L-1 to L-5 (all lumbar vert)
intertransversarii – action
- laterally flex vert. column to same side (unilaterally)
- extend the vert. column (bilaterally)
intertransversarii – nerve
spinal nerve
interspinalis – general description
small, short myo span b/w spinous processes of cervical + lumbar vertebrae, plus a few thoracic vertebrae
interspinalis – origin + insertion
origin + insertion are the same!
- spanning spinous processes of C-2 thru T-3 (does not include C-1)
- spanning spinous processes of T-12 to L-5 (all lumbar vert, plus T-12)
interspinalis – action
extends the vertebral column
interspinalis – nerve
spinal nerve
ligamentum nuchae – location
- sheet of connective tissue in the neck
- runs along sagittal plane from EOP to spinous process of C-7
ligamentum nuchae – function
- main function is to stabilize head + neck
- also an attachment site for myo like trapezius + splenius capitus (since cervical spinous processes do not extend far enough for these superficial myo to attach)
transverse ligament of atlas – location
- thick, strong band that spans the anterior arch of the atlas, posterior to the dens (odontoid process of axis)
transverse ligament of atlas – function
- holds the dens (odontoid process of axis) in place
- keeps it from going into the spinal chord
- very important in SIDS research *
anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) – location
continuous sheet from C-3 to L-5 that covers anterior 1/3 of body of vertebrae
anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) – function
- very strong
- prevents extreme extension (back-bending)
- prevents anterior herniation of discs
posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL) – location
continuous sheet from C-3 to L-5 that covers posterior body of vertebrae
posterior longitudinal ligament – function
not as strong as ALL (that’s why we have more spinal flexion than spinal extension)
ligamentum flavum – location
- attaches lamina of vertebra above to lamina of vertebra below (therefore bilateral)
- from C-2 thru L-1
interspinous ligament – location
- attaches spinous process of vertebra above to spinous process of vertebra below
- as opposed to supraspinous ligament, which attaches TIPS of adjacent spinous processes
supraspinous ligament
- continuous sheet that connects tips of spinous processes of thoracic + lumbar vertebrae
- extends inferiorly from ligamentum nuchae
fontanelle
space b/w skull bones that is present in babies, but fuses together during development
sutures (aka sutural joint)
joint b/w bones of skull (zig zig pattern looks like stitches)
cranial bones – range of motion
- cranial bones (or bones of the skull) are classified as immovable
- but they are slightly movable (i.e. craniosacral therapy)
frontal bone – location
- forms forehead + upper rim of eye sockets
- considered one of the hardest bones
frontal bone – bony landmarks
- orbit of the eye = eye socket
- supraorbital ridges = ridge at top of eye, under eyebrow (ocular cardial reflex)
coronal suture (aka frontal suture)
where frontal bone meets parietal bones
parietal bones – location
- 2 parietal bones, forming top + sides of skull
- largest bones in skull
sagittal suture
at body’s midline between 2 parietal bones
occiput bone – location
at posterior, inferior part of skull
occiput – bony landmarks
- external occipital protuberance (EOP) and, by implication, internal occipital protuberance (IOP)
- superior nuchal lines (at level of EOP) = attachment site for myo
- inferior nuchal lines (below superior nuchal lines)
- foramen magnum = big hole in occiput that sits on top of atlas
lambdoid suture
- where occiput meets each of the parietal bones
- shaped like the Greek letter lambda (upside down “V”)
temporal bone – location
- 2 temporal bones encompass area around ear
- lie posterior to temples (though it’s named “temporal”)
temporal bone – bony landmarks
- mastoid process = large bump behind earlobe
- zygomatic arch = cheekbone
- styloid process = behind earlobe, between mastoid process + posterior edge of mandible
- external auditory meatus (EAM) and, by implication, internal auditory meatus
temporo mandibular joint (TMJ)
- where mandible articulates w/ temporal bone
- most frequently used joint in body (speaking, eating)
- TMJ syndrome may be due to destruction or wearing out of articular disc of TMJ
sphenoid bone – location
- located inside skull, but can be palpated anterior to temporal bones
- shaped like a swallow tailed butterfly
sphenoid bone – unique quality
sphenoid is KEYSTONE of skull bc every skull bone articulates with sphenoid bone
facial bones
- nasal bones
- zygomatic bones
- maxillary bones
zygomatic bone – location
aka “cheekbone”, forms anterior aspect of zygomatic arch + lateral portion of eye orbit
zygomatic arch
- half temporal bone, half zygomatic bone
- is the bridge that connects + includes the zygomatic process of temporal bone + temporal process of zygomatic bone
ethmoid bone – location
inside eye, on medial side of orbit
lacrimal bones – location
inside eye; have little holes called lacrimal ducts (aka lacrimal foramen)
nasal bones – location
bridge of nose, before nasal cartilage
maxilla bone – location
forms center of face, inferior portion of eye orbit, surface around nose + upper jaw in which upper row of teeth articulate
maxilla – bony landmarks
- includes top row of teeth + hard palate at roof of mouth
- articulates with zygomatic bone (cheekbone)
mandible bone – location
- bottom of mouth + jaw
- articulates with temporal bone
mandible – unique quality
the only movable bone of skull (makes chewing possible)
mandible – bony landmarks
- head, neck
- condyle = superficial portion of head
- body = flat surface inferior to lower teeth
- base = “jaw line” or edge of body
- submandibular fossa = underside of mandible; attachement site for suprahyod myo
- angle = located at posterior end of base
- ramus = flat, posterior, vertical portion of mandible
- mental foramen = hole for nerve
- coronoid process (inaccessible when jaw closed)
- pterygoid fossa of head (where lidocaine is injected)
hyoid bone – location
- horseshoe-shaped bone located superior to thyroid cartilage
- elevates upon swallowing
hyoid – bony landmarks
- greater horn (2)
- lesser horn (2)
- body
hyoid – unique quality
- does not articulate with any other bone
- fractured hyoid can cause death (related to strangulation)
choana
2 holes inferior to vomer bone that form nasal passage
lateral + medial pterygoid plates
- part of the sphenoid bone, forms sides of choana
- pterygoid myo attaches here
vomer bone
- makes a roof for the choana
- a thin flat bone forming the inferior + posterior part of the nasal septum + dividing the nostrils
palatine bone
end of hard palate (behind hard palate)
sella turcica – location
- inside skull
- intersection of the greater + lesser wings of sphenoid
- saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone
- “turk’s saddle”
sella turcica – function
- protects pituitary gland
- location for optic chiasm (where nerves from L + R eyes cross)
cribiform plate – location
- part of ethmoid bone
- located inside skull, directly above nasal passage
cribiform plate – function
- grooves on either side of the cribiform plate support the olfactory bulb and are perforated by foramina for the passage of the olfactory nerves
crista galli – location
- ridge of bone that projects upward from the middle line of the cribiform plate
- “rooster’s comb”
crista galli – function
- where olfactory cranial nerves extend to nose
cranial nerves vs spinal nerves
- cranial nerves come directly from brain
- spinal lnerves emerge from spinal cord
trachea – aka
“windpipe”
trachea – location
- center of anterior neck
- ribbed, cartilaginous tube roughly 1” diameter
- deep to thyroid gland
trachea – includes
superior to inferior:
- hyoid bone
- thyroid cartilage
- cricoid cartilage
- thyroid gland + isthmus
- tracheal rings
hyoid bone
- horseshoe-shaped bone that does not articulate with any other bone (“hyoid” = U-shaped)
- located parallel to base of mandible (jawline) and C-3 or C-4, superior to thyroid cartilage
- accessible + elevates upon swallowing
- attachment site for suprahyoid + infrahyoid myo
thyroid cartilage
- aka “Adam’s apple”
- located below chin, inferior to hyoid but superior to cricoid cartilage
cricoid cartilage
- the only complete ring of cartilage around the trachea (“cricoid” = ring shaped)
- is slightly larger than other trachael rings
- located just inferior to thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple)
- attachment site for myo, cartilage + ligaments involved in opening/closing of airway + in speech production
thyroid gland
- two glands (L + R) that are connected by isthmus
- controls how quickly the body uses energy + makes proteins
- controls how sensitive the body is to other hormones
isthmus
- bridge connecting 2 lobes of the thyroid
- located inferior to cricoid cartilage
tracheal rings
- pliable but tough to maintain and open airway
- wraps 3/4 way around trachea (membrane closes at back)
sternocleidomastoid (SCM) – location
- located on lateral, anterior neck
- large belly w/ 2 heads (flate clavicular head + slender sternal head)
sternocleidomastoid (SCM) – origin
- top of manubrium (sternal head)
- medial 1/3 of clavical (clavicular head)
sternocleidomastoid (SCM) – insertion
mastoid proess of temporal bone
sternocleidomastoid (SCM) – action
- laterally flex head + neck to same side (unilaterally)
- rotate head + neck to opposite side (unilaterally)
- flex neck (bilaterally)
(shaking head no + nodding yes; cocking ear to listen)
sternocleidomastoid (SCM) – nerve
spinal accessory nerve (also nerve for trapezius) (aka cranial nerve XI)
(SCM + upper fibers of traps begin as one myo in embryo and split during development)
scalenes – location
- sandwiched b/w SCM + anterior flap of trapezius on the lateral, anterior neck
scalenes – names
- anterior scalene - lies partially tucked beneath SCM
- middle scalene - slightly larger, lies lateral to anterior scalene
- posterior scalene - deeper, smaller, b/w middle scalene + levator scapula
scalenes – origin
- anterior: TVP’s of C-3 to C-6
- middle: TVP’s of C-2 to C-7 (longer)
- posterior: TVP’s of C-6 and C-7 (shortest)
scalenes – insertion
- anterior + middle: 1st rib
- posterior: 2nd rib
scalenes – action
- laterally flex head + neck to same side (unilaterally)
- rotate head + neck to opposite side (unilaterally)
- flex head + neck (bilaterally – anterior scalenes only)
brachial plexus + relation to scalenes
- large branches of brachial plexus (group of nerves) pass thru small gap b/w anterior + middle scalenes, and run down arm (one of the branches, musculocutaneous nerve, goes thru coracobrachialis myo)
- compression or impingement of brachial plexus or one of its nerves can send a sharp, shooting sensation or numbness down arm
subclavian artery + relation to scalenes
- subclavian artery passes thru small gap b/w anterior + middle scalenes, and sends blood to arms
- passes b/w rib 1 + clavicle, so thoracic outlet syndrome could be harmful
masseter – location
- located on side of mandible
- consists of 2 overlapping bellies
masseter – function
- strongest myo in body relative to size
- primary chewing myo
- also used in speaking + swallowing
masseter – origin
zygomatic arch
masseter – insertion
angle + ramus of mandible
masseter – action
elevate mandible (at TMJ)
masseter – nerve
trigeminal nerve - mandibular branch (aka cranial nerve 5)
trigeminal nerve – 3 branches
- opthalmic branch
- maxillary branch
- mandibular branch
temporalis – location
- covers almost all of temporal bone (can palpate at temple area when teeth are clenched)
- fibers reach under zygomatic arch to connect at coronoid process
temporalis – origin
temporal fossa (almost all of temporal bone; some of parietal and frontal bone)
temporalis – insertion
- coronoid process of mandible
- anterior edge of ramus of mandible
temporalis – action
elevate mandible (at TMJ)
temporalis – nerve
trigeminal nerve - mandibular branch (aka cranial nerve 5)
suprahyoids – location
- located on underside of jaw, superior to hyoid bone
- stretch from edge of mandible to hyoid
- used for chewing, swallowing, speaking
suprahyoids – names
- geniohyoid (“genion” = chin)
- mylohyod (largest)
- stylohyoid (almost parallel to posterior belly of digastric)
suprahyoids – origin
- geniohyoid + mylohyoid: underside of mandible (though geniohyoid is smaller + just alongside midline of chin)
- stylohyoid: styloid process of temporal bone
suprahyoids – insertion
hyoid bone
suprahyoids – action
- elevate hyoid + tongue
- depress mandible (at TMJ)
infrahyoids – location
- located on anterior neck, superficial to trachea
- all 4 myo function as antagonists to suprahyoids
infrahyoids – names
- sternohyoid
- sternothyroid
- thyrohyoid
- omohyoid (“omos” = shoulder)
infrahyoids – origin
- sternohyoid + sternothyroid: top of manubrium
- thyrohyoid: thyroid cartilage
- omohyoid: scapula (“omos” = shoulder)
infrahyoids – insertion
- sternohyoid, thyrohyoid, omohyoid: hyoid bone
- sternothyroid: thyroid cartilage
infrahyoids – action
depress hyoid + thyroid cartilage
platysma – location
- thin, superficial sheath spanning anterior neck from mandible to chest
- integumentary myo that are embedded in superficial fascia + attach to skin + overlying myo (instead of connecting to bones)
- (in other mammals, a similar sheet of myo lies on the back)
platysma – origin
fascia covering superior part of pectoralis major
platysma – insertion
base of mandible
platysma – action
- tighten fascia of neck
- draw down corner of mouth (as in a frown or pout)
- creates infamous “Creature from the Black Lagoon” expression
platysma – nerve
cranial nerve VII (dysfunction leads to Bell’s Palsy)
occipitofrontalis – location
4 bellies (2 left and 2 right) that are attached by same tendon (galea aponeurosis, a broad sheath of connective tissue stretching across top of cranium)
occipitofrontalis – names
- frontalis
- occipitalis
occipitofrontalis – origin
galea aponeurosis (for both myos)
occipitofrontalis – insertion
- frontalis: skin superior to eyebrows
- occipitalis: superior nuchal line of occiput
occipitofrontalis – action
- raise eyebrows + wrinkle forehead (frontalis)
- anchor + retract galea posteriorly (occipitalis)
occipitofrontalis – nerve
cranial nerve VII (dysfunction leads to Bell’s Palsy)
medial and lateral pterygoids – location
- medial pterygoid located on interior side of mandible (shape + position mirror masseter myo)
- both myos can be accessed through the mouth
- both myos assist masseter + temporalis w/ movement of mandible
lateral pterygoids – significance
important bc attaches to TMJ (can massage this myo to relieve TMJ syndrome)
medial pterygoid – origin
- lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid
- tuberosity of maxilla
medial pterygoid – insertion
medial surface of ramus of mandible
medial pterygoid – action
- laterally deviate mandible to opposite side (unilaterally)
- elevate + protract mandible (bilaterally)
medial pterygoid – nerve
trigeminal nerve (aka cranial nerve 5)
lateral pterygoid – origin
- crest of greater wing of sphenoid bone (superior head)
- lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone (inferior head)
lateral pterygoid – insertion
- articular disc + capsule of TMJ
- neck of mandible
lateral pterygoid – action
- laterally deviate mandible to opposite side (unilaterally)
- protract mandible (bilaterally)
lateral pterygoid – nerve
trigeminal nerve (aka cranial nerve 5)
myo that elevate the mandible
- masseter
- temporalis
- medial pterygoid
myo that depress the mandible
- geniohyoid
- mylohyoid
- stylohyoid
- digastric (w/ hyoid fixed)
- platysma (assists)