Hyoid Muscles Flashcards
Name the 4 suprahyoid muscles
Digastric
Mylohyoid
stylohyoid
geniohyoid
Digastric Anterior Origin
Digastric fossa
Digastric Posterior Origin
Mastoid notch
Digastric insertion
hyoid bone
Digastric Action
Elevate hyoid bone, depress retract mandible
Stylohyoid Origin
Styloid process of temporal bone
Stylohyoid Insertion
Hyoid Bone
Stylohyoid action
Elevate hyoid
Mylohyoid Origin
Mylohyoid line/internal oblique ridge of mandible
Mylohyoid Insertion
hyoid bone
Mylohyoid Action
Tighten and elevate oral floor, depress and retract mandible
Geniohyoid Origin
Inferior mental spine/genial tubercles
Geniohyoid Insertion
Hyoid Bone
Geniohyoid action
Draw hyoid forward during swallowing, depress and retract mandible
Name the four infrahyoid muscles
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Name the Four extrinsic muscles of the tongue
Genioglossus
Hyoglossus
Palatoglossus
Styloglossus
Hyoglossus action
depress and retract tongue
Palatoglossus action
Elevate tongue, depress soft palate, moves palatoglossal fold toward midline
Genioglossus Action
protract tongue, depress center of tongue
Styoglossus Action
Elevates and retract tongue
Name the 3 pharyngeal constrictor muscles
Superior constrictor
Middle constrictor
Inferior constrictor
Name the 3 longitudinal muscles of the pharynx
Palatopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus
Stylopharyngeus
Name the five soft palate muscles
Tensor veli palatini
Levator veli palatini
Musculus uvulae
palatopharyngeus
palatoglossus
