Group 1 Flashcards
Masseter
O: Zygomatic arch + Facial crest
I: Ramus of Mandible
F: Mastication + Elevating mandible to the maxilla
N: Masticatory nerve
Temporalis
O: Temporal fossa + Medial surface of zygomatic arch
I: Coronoid process of mandible
F: Mastication
N: Masticatory nerve
Rectus capitus dorsalis major
O: Spinous process of axis
I: Nuchal crest
F: Elevates the head
N: Dorsal branch of C1
Rectus capitus dorsalis minor
O: Dorsal arch of atlas
I: Occipital bone
F: Elevates head
N: Dorsal branch of C1
Rectus capitus lateralis
O: Wing of atlas
I: Jugular process
F: Latero-flex AO
N: Ventral branch of C1
Rectus capitus ventralis
O: Ventral atlas
I: Basioccipital bone
F: Ventro-flex AO
N: Ventral branch of C1
Obliquus capitus cranialis
O: Ventral surface of wing of atlas
I: Nuchal crest + Mastoid process
F: Extends head or laterally flexes it
N: Dorsal branch of C1
Obliquus capitus caudalis
O: Spinous process of axis
I: Wing of atlas
F: Rotates atlas + head to the side of the muscle
N: Dorsal branch of C2