Hyoid Muscles and Muscles of the Neck (oral anatomy)

Question 1

What are the hyoid muscles important for?

Answer 1

Chewing, swallowing, and speaking

Question 2

What muscle makes up the floor of the mouth?

Answer 2

Mylohyoid muscle

Question 3

What are the muscles of the neck?

Answer 3

Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

Question 4

What is the origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Answer 4

Sternum and clavical

Question 5

What is the insertion of the sternocleidomastiod muscle?

Answer 5

Mastoid process of the temporal bone

Question 6

What is the function of the sternocleidomastiod muscle?

Answer 6

Tilts and rotates the head

Question 7

What nerve innervates the sternocleidomastiod muscle?

Answer 7

Accessory nerve XI

Question 8

What is the origin of the trapezius?

Answer 8

Occipital and vertebral bone

Question 9

What is the insertion of the trapezius?

Answer 9

Scapula and clavical

Question 10

What is the function of the trapezius?

Answer 10

Rotate and elevate the shoulders

Question 11

What nerves innervate the hyoid muscles?

Answer 11

V and VII
(V) H-Y-O-I-D
(VII) M-U-S-C-L-E