List of muscles Flashcards
Occipitofrontalis (frontal belly)
Location: skin superior to supraorbital margin
Action: draws scalp anteriorly, raises eye brows and wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally as in look of surprise
Occipitofrontalis (frontal belly)
origin + insertion
O = epicranial aponeurosis
I = skin superior to the supraorbital margin
Occipitofrontalis (occipital belly)
Location: occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone
Action: draws scalp posteriorly
Occipitofrontalis (occipital belly)
origin + insertion
O = occipital bone and mastoid process of temporal bone
I = epicranial aponeurosis
Orbicularis oris
Location: skin at the corner of the mouth
Action: closes and protrudes lips, as in kissing; compresses lips against teeth; and shapes lips during speech
Orbicularis oris
origin + insertion
O = muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth
I = skin at corner of mouth
Platysma
Location: mandible bends with muscles around the angle of the mouth and skin of lower face
Action: draws outer part of lip inferiorly and posteriorly as in pouting; depresses mandible
Platysma origin + insertion
O = fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscle
I = mandible , muscles around angle of mouth and skin of lower face
Orbicularis oculi
Location: medial wall of orbit. circular path around orbit
Action: closes eye
Orbicularis oculi origin + insertion
O = medial wall of orbit
I = circular path around orbit
Masseter (chewer)
Location: angle and ramus of mandible (vertical part of mandible)
Action: elevate mandible, as in closing mouth
Masseter origin + insertion
O = maxilla and zygomatic arch
I = angle and ramus of mandible
Temporalis
Location: temporal bone, coronoid process and ramus of mandible
Action: elevates and retracts the mandible
Temporalis origin + insertion
O = temporal bone
I = coronoid process and ramus of mandible
Sternocleidomastoid
location: extends from base of skull, down both sides of neck and ends a sternum
action:
- elevate sternum during exhalation
- flexing cervical portion of vertebra
- extending head at atlanto-occipital joints
- laterally flex neck and head to same side and rotate
- laterally rotate and flex neck to opposite side of contracting muscle
- posterior fibers assist in extension of the head
Sternocleidomastoid origin + insertion
O = sternal head of manubrium and clavicular head (medial third)
I = mastoid process of temporal bone and lateral half of superior nuchal line of occipital bone
Serratus anterior (saw toothed)
location: covers side of ribcage
action: abducts scapula and rotates it upward
- elevates ribs when scapula is stabilized.
Which muscle is known as boxers muscle and what movements does it produce
- serratus anterior
- horizontal arm movements such as punching or pushing
Serratus anterior origin + insertion
O = ribs 1- 8 or 1 - 9
I = medial/vertebral border and inferior angle of scapula
Trapezius
location: traps
action: superior fibers upward rotate the scapula
- middle fibers adduct the scapula
- inferior fibers depress and upward rotate the scapula
- stabilize the scapula
- superior fibers can help extend the head
Trapezius origin + insertion
O = superior nuchal line of occipital bone and spines of c7-t12
I = clavicle, acromion and spine of scapula
Diaphragm
action: inhalation - contracts causing it to flatten and increase vertical dimension of thoracic cavity
exhalation: relaxation of diaphragm causing it to move superiorly and decrease vertical dimension of thoracic cavity
Diaphragm origin + insertion
O = xiphoid process, costal cartilaes and adjacent portions of ribs 7-12, lumbar vertebrae and their intervertebral discs
I = central tendon
Rectus abdominis
Action:
- flexes vertebral column especially lumbar portion
- compresses abdomen to aide defecation and urination
- forced exhalation
- childbirth
-flexes pelvis on vertebral column
Rectus abdominis origin + insertion
O = pubic crest and pubic symphysis
I = cartilage of ribs 5-7 and xiphoid process
External abdominal oblique
Action: acts bilaterally to compress abdomen and flex vertebral column
- acts singly to laterally flex vertebral column and rotate vertebral column in lumbar portion