Head & Neck - Actions Flashcards
1
Q
sternomastoid
A
turns head, depresses head & neck
2
Q
sternohyoid
A
draws hyoid posteriorly (caudally)
3
Q
digastric
A
depresses mandible
4
Q
mylohyoid
A
raises floor of mouth, draws hyoid posteriorly
5
Q
masseter
A
elevates mandible
6
Q
temporalis
A
elevates mandible
7
Q
cleidomastoid
A
rotates head, depresses snout or draws clavicle forward
8
Q
sternothyroid
A
depresses thyroid cartilage
9
Q
thyrohyoid
A
elevates thyroid, depresses hyoid bone
