Head, Neck And Face Flashcards
Platysma
O: fascia of superior pectoralis major and deltoid muscles
I: inferior angle of mandible
A: depresses mandible, tenses skin of anterior neck and chest
N: facial nerve
Pg 228
Splenius capitis
O: nuchal ligament and spinous process of C7-T3
I: mastoid process and lateral portion of superior nuchal line
A: extends head and neck, laterally flexes head and neck
N: dorsal primary rami
Temporalis pg 237
O: temporal fossa
I: coronoid process and anterior border of ramus of the mandible
A: elevates the mandible, retracts the mandible
N: trigeminal nerve
Masseter: pg 238
O: zygomatic arch
I: angle, ramus, and coronoid process if the mandible
A: elevates the mandible
N: trigeminal nerve
Sternocleidomastoid
220
O: sterols head: superior manubrium O: clavicular head: medial 1/3 I: mastoid process of temporal bone A: extends the head and upper cervicals -flexes the neck -Laterally flexes the head and neck -rotates head and neck to opposite side N: accessory nerve
Muscles involved in jaw elevation 3
Temporalis
Masseter
Medial pterygoid
Depression
Supra hyoid
Digastric
Lateral pterygoids
Retraction (1)
Temporalis