LEC Flashcards
Buccinator
o: maxilla and mandible
i: orbicularis oris at angle of mouth
a: retracts angle of mouth; flattens cheek
Depressor anguli oris
o: lower border of mandible
i: skin of lip near angle of mouth
a: depresses angle of mouth
Levator labii superioris
o: maxilla
i: skin & orbicularis oris of upper lip
a: elevates upper lip
Occipitofrontalis
o: Occipital bone
i: skin of eyebrow and nose
a: moves scalp; elevates eyebrows
Orbicularis oculi
o: Maxilla and frontal bones
i: circles orbit and inserts near origin
a: closes eye
Orbicularis oris
o: Nasal septum, maxilla, and mandible
i: fascia and other muscles of lips
a: closes lip
Zygomaticus major
o: zygomatic bone
i: angle of mouth
a: elevates & abducts upper lip & corner of mouth
Zygomaticus minor
o: Zygomatic bone
i: orbicularis oris of upper lip
a: elevates & abducts upper lip
Temporalis
o: temporal fossa
i: anterior portion of mandibular ramus and coronoid process
a: elevates & retracts mandible; involved in excursion
Masseter
o: zygomatic arch
i: lateral side of mandibular ramus
a: elevates & protracts mandible; involved in excursion
Lateral pterygoid
o: lateral pterygoid plate & greater wing of sphenoid
i: condylar process of mandible & articular disk
a: protracts & depresses mandible; involved in excursion
Medial pterygoid
o: lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid & tuberosity of maxilla
i: medial surface of mandible
a: protracts & elevates mandible; involved in excursion
Intrinsic tongue
o: inside tongue
i: inside tongue
a: changes shape of tongue
Extrinsic tongue
o: bones around oral cavity or soft palate
i: onto tongue
a: moves tongue
Suprahyoid
o: base of skull, mandible
i: hyoid bone
a: elevates or stabilizes hyoid
Intrahyoid
o: sternum, larynx
i: hyoid bone
a: depresses or stabilizes hyoid
Soft palate
o: skull or soft palate
i: palate, tongue or pharynx
a: moves soft palate, tongue or pharynx
Elevators
o: soft palate & auditory tubes
i: pharynx
a: elevate pharynx
Constrictors
o: larynx & hyoid
i: pharynx
a: constrict pharynx
Flexors
o: anterior side of vertebrae
i: base of skull
a: flex head and neck