Midterm Exam Flashcards
End of muscle attached to the LEAST moveable structure
Muscle origin
End of muscle attached to the MORE moveable structure
Muscle insertion
Movement accomplished when muscle fibers contract
Muscle action
Closing mouth, lifting mandible
Elevation
Opening mouth
Depression
Move forward, sticking out
Protrusion
Moving backwards
Retraction
Moving jaw right and left
Lateral deviation
Moving away from midline
Abducting
Moving toward midline
Adduction
Face down, palm down
Pronation
Lay on back, palms up
Supination
What movement would the right inferior head of lateral pterygoid make?
Left movement
What is the origin of the masseter muscle?
Zygomatic arch
What is the insertion of the masseter muscle?
Angle
Ramus
What is the action of masseter muscle?
Elevation
What is the origin of the temporalis muscle?
Temporal fossa
What is the insertion of the temporalis muscle?
Coronoid process
What is the action of the temporalis muscle?
Elevation and retraction
What is the superficial and deep origin of the medial pterygoid muscle?
superficial: maxillary tuberosity
deep: pterygoid plates
What is the insertion of the medial pterygoid muscle?
Angle
Ramus
What is the action of the medial pterygoid muscle?
Elevation
What is the superior and inferior origin of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Superior: greater wing of sphenoid
Inferior: Lateral pterygoid plate
What are the superior and inferior insertions of the lateral pterygoid muscle?
Superior: pterygoid fovea
Inferior: TMJ disc/capsule
What are the 4 muscles of mastication?
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid
Where is the general location of the suprahyoid muscles?
Attached to the hyoid bone and structures superior to it
What are the general functions of the suprahyoid muscles?
Depress mandible
Lift & fixate hyoid
Where is the general location of the infrahyoid muscles?
Attached to the hyoid bone and structures inferior to it
What is the general function of the infrahyoid muscles?
Lower & fixate the hyoid bone
Where is the general location of the intrinsic tongue?
Wholly within confines of tongue
What is the general function of the intrinsic tongue?
Changes shape of tongue
Where is the general location of the extrinsic tongue?
Originate outside of the tongue and insert into it
What is the general function of the extrinsic tongue?
Changes position of tongue
Where is the general location of the soft palate?
tonsillar pillars
What is the general function of the soft palate?
Aids in speech & swallowing by sealing off oral cavity from nasopharynx
Where is the general location of the neck?
Lateral & posterior aspects of the neck
What are the general functions of the neck?
Head & shoulder movement
Where is the general location of the pharyngeal?
Wall of pharynx
What are the general functions of the pharyngeal?
- Elevation & dilation of pharynx to accept food
- Constricts pharynx to force food into esophagus
Where is the general location of the orbicularis oris?
Encircles mouth
What are the general functions of the orbicularis oris?
Pucker lips
Kissing muscle
Where is the general location of the buccinator?
Cheeks
What is the general function of the buccinator?
Compress cheeks to keep food between occlusal surfaces during mastication
Where is the general location of the risorius?
Cheeks
- superficial to buccinator
What are the general functions of the risorius?
Pulls lips laterally
Smiling muscle
Where is the general location of the platysma?
Anterior neck & over mandible to angle of mouth
What are the general functions of the platysma?
Tightens skin of neck & cheeks
Pulls angles of mouth down
Where is the general location of the mentalis?
Chin
What are the general functions of the mentalis?
Moves skin of chin
Protrudes lower lip
Where is the general location of levator labii?
Above upper lip & inserts into it
What is the general function of the levator labii?
Elevates upper lip
Where is the general location of the depressor labii?
Below lower lip & inserts into it
What are the general functions of the depressor labii?
Depressor lower lip
Frowning
Where is the general location of the epicranius?
Scalp
What is the general function of the epicranius?
Moves scalp
Where is the general location of the aricularis?
Around ears
What is the general function of the aricularis?
Feeble movement of ears
Where is the general location of the orbicularis oculi?
Encircles eyes
What is the general function of the orbicularis oculi?
Close eyes
Winking
Where is the general location of the corrugator?
Under eyebrows
What is the general function of the corrugator?
Pulls eyebrows down
Where is the general location of the procerus?
Between eyebrows
What is the general function of the procerus?
Wrinkles skin on bridge of nose
Where is the general location of nasalis?
Across nose