Head & Neck

Question 1

Occipito frontalis

Answer 1

(14) Raises eyebrows: draws scalp anteriorly

Question 2

Orbicularis Oculi

Answer 2

(16) Closes eye (blink)

Question 3

Levator Labii Superioris

Answer 3

(18) Elevates Upper Lip

Question 4

Orbicularus Oris

Answer 4

(20) Closes lips (kissing), used to pucker lips

Question 5

Depressor Labii Inferioris

Answer 5

(26) Pulls lowers corner of mouth inferiorly (pouting)

Question 6

Temporalis Major

Answer 6

(15) Elevates and retracts mandible

Question 7

Masseter

Answer 7

Elevates and protracts mandible / Close the jaw

Question 8

Pterygoid Muscles

Answer 8

Deep muscle; elevates & depresses the mandible providing the sideways movement of chewing

Question 9

Zygomaticus

Answer 9

(21) Elevates & abducts upper lip

Question 10

Mentalis Buccinator

Answer 10

(22) Retracts angle of mouth, flattens check

Question 11

Risorius

Answer 11

(24) Abducts corner of mouth, laughing muscle

Question 12

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer 12

(28) Rotates & extends head; flex neck; damage to this muscle results in torticollis or “twisted neck”

Question 13

Splenius Capitis

Answer 13

(29) Extends & rotates head