Module 5 - Muscular System Flashcards
Action: mouth closure: closes lips, protrudes lips forward, presses lips against teeth
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Orbicularis oris
Action: Elevates mandible, closes jaw
Innervation: Trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular branch)
Temporalis
Masseter
Action: jaw closure
Innervation: Trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular branch)
Action: jaw closure
Innervation: Trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular branch)
Masseter
Action: pull corners of lips upward
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Zygomaticus major/minor
Action: eye closure
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Orbicularis Oculi
Orbicularis Oculi
Action: eye closure
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Action : pulls the corners of the mouth posteriorly (grin or grimace)
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Risorius
Risorius
Action : pulls the corners of the mouth posteriorly (grin or grimace)
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Action: raise eyebrows
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Frontalis (occipitofrontailis)
Temporalis
Action: Elevates mandible, closes jaw
Innervation: Trigeminal nerve (CN V, mandibular branch)
Frontalis (occipitofrontailis)
Action: raise eyebrows
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Action: compress cheeks
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Buccinator
Buccinator
Action: compress cheeks
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Zygomaticus major/minor
Action: pull corners of lips upward
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)
Orbicularis oris
Action: mouth closure: closes lips, protrudes lips forward, presses lips against teeth
Innervation: Facial nerve (CN VII)


Semispinalis Capitis
O: Articular processes of inferior cervical & transverse process of superior thoracic vertebrae
I: Occipital bone
A:Bilateral extend head, Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
I: Spinal nerves
Sternocleidomastoid
Origin: Sternal end of clavicle and manubrium
Insertion: Mastoid region of skull
Action:
Bilateral: Neck flexion
Unilateral: Turns face to opposite side
Innervation: Accessory nerve (CN XI)
Splenius Capitis
Origin: Spinous process/ligaments of inferior cervical vertebrae
Insertion: Mastoid process, occipital bones of skull
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Cervical spinal nerves
Longissimus cervicis
Origin: transverse processes of superior thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: transverse process of middle and superior cervical vertebrae
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Cervical and thoracic spinal nerves
Longissimus thoracis
Origin: Transverse process of inferior thoracic, superior lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Transverse process of middle and superior cervical vertebrae
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves
Thyrohyoid
Origin: Thyroid cartilage of larynx
Insertion: Hyoid bone
Action: Elevates thyroid, depresses hyoid bone
Innervation: Hypoglossal nerve
Scalenes (anterior, middle, posterior)
Origin: Transverse processes of C2- C7
Insertion: 1st and 2nd Ribs
Action: Elevates ribs 1 & 2
Innervation: Cervical spinal nerves


Origin: Articular processes of inferior cervical & transverse process of superior thoracic vertebrae
Innervation: Occipital bone
Action:
Bilateral- Extends the head
Unilateral - Lateral flexion of the neck to the same side
Innervation: Spinal nerves
Semispinalis Capitis
Origin: Sternal end of clavicle and manubrium
Insertion: Mastoid region of skull
Action:
Bilateral: Neck flexion
Unilateral: Turns face to opposite side
Innervation: Accessory nerve (CN XI)
Sternocleidomastoid
Origin: Spinous process/ligaments of inferior cervical vertebrae
Insertion: Mastoid process, occipital bones of skull
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Cervical spinal nerves
Splenius Capitis
Origin: transverse processes of superior thoracic vertebrae
Insertion: transverse process of middle and superior cervical vertebrae
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Cervical and thoracic spinal nerves
Longissimus cervicis
Origin: Transverse process of inferior thoracic, superior lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Transverse process of middle and superior cervical vertebrae
Action:
Bilateral extend head
Unilateral laterally flexes neck to same side
Innervation: Thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves
Longissimus thoracis
Origin: Thyroid cartilage of larynx
Insertion: Hyoid bone
Action: Elevates thyroid, depresses hyoid bone
Innervation: Hypoglossal nerve
Thyrohyoid
Origin: Transverse processes of C2- C7
Insertion: 1st and 2nd Ribs
Action: Elevates ribs 1 & 2
Innervation: Cervical spinal nerves
Scalenes (anterior, middle, posterior)
Spinalis:
Medial column of erector spinae
Made up of three divisions (spinalis thoracis, spinalis cervicis, and spinalis capitis)
Longissimus:
Intermediate column of erector spinae
Made up of three divisions (longissimus dorsi, longissimus cervicis, longissimus capitits)
Iliocostalis:
Lateral column of erector spinae
Made up of three divisions (iliocostalis lumborum, iliocostalis thoracis, iliocostalis cervicis)


Rectus abdominis
Origin: Pubic Crest, pubic symphysis
Insertion: Cartilages of ribs 5-7, xiphoid process
Action: Flexion of spine, compression of abdominal viscera
Innervation: Spinal nerves (T 7-T 12)
External oblique
Origin: Sternum, ribs (5-12)
Insertion: Linea alba, iliac crest
Action:
Bilaterally: Flexion of the spine, compress the abdomen;
Unilaterally: Flexes trunk to same side, rotates to opposite side
Innervation: Lower intercostal, ilioinguinal nerves
Internal oblique
Origin: Iliac crest, lumbodorsal fascia
Insertion: Inferior ribs, linea alba
Action: Compresses abdomen, depresses ribs, flexes spine
Innervation: Lower intercostal, ilioinguinal nerves


Transverse abdominis – deep to internal oblique
Origin: Lateral inguinal ligament, inner iliac crest
Insertion: Linea alba, pubis
Action: Compression of abdomen
Innervation: First lumbar nerve (T 7- L1), iliohypogastric (T12-L1), ilioinguinal (T12-L1
Diaphragm
Origin: Cartilage of ribs 7-12, xiphoid process, lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Anterior longitudinal ligament (vertebral column)
Action: Expands thoracic cavity, compresses abdominal cavity
Innervation: Phrenic nerve (C3-5)


Internal Intercostals
Origin: Superior border of ribs 2-12
Insertion: Inferior of ribs above (1-11)
Action: Depresses ribs (forced expiration)
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
External Intercostals
Origin: Lower border of ribs 1-11
Insertion: Upper border of ribs below (1-12)
Action: Elevates ribs (normal inspiration)
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Medial column of erector spinae
Made up of three divisions (spinalis thoracis, spinalis cervicis, and spinalis capitis)
Spinalis:
Intermediate column of erector spinae Made up of three divisions (longissimus dorsi, longissimus cervicis, longissimus capitits)
Longissimus:
Lateral column of erector spinae Made up of three divisions (iliocostalis lumborum, iliocostalis thoracis, iliocostalis cervicis)
Iliocostalis:
Origin: Pubic Crest, pubic symphysis
Insertion: Cartilages of ribs 5-7, xiphoid process
Action: Flexion of spine, compression of abdominal viscera
Innervation: Spinal nerves (T 7-T 12)
Rectus abdominis
Origin: Sternum, ribs (5-12)
Insertion: Linea alba, iliac crest
Action:
Bilaterally: Flexion of the spine, compress the abdomen;
Unilaterally: Flexes trunk to same side, rotates to opposite side
Innervation: Lower intercostal, ilioinguinal nerves
External oblique
Origin: Iliac crest, lumbodorsal fascia
Insertion: Inferior ribs, linea alba
Action: Compresses abdomen, depresses ribs, flexes spine
Innervation: Lower intercostal, ilioinguinal nerves
Internal oblique
Origin: Lateral inguinal ligament, inner iliac crest
Insertion: Linea alba, pubis
Action: Compression of abdomen
Innervation: First lumbar nerve (T 7- L1), iliohypogastric (T12-L1), ilioinguinal (T12-L1
Transverse abdominis – deep to internal oblique
Origin: Cartilage of ribs 7-12, xiphoid process, lumbar vertebrae
Insertion: Anterior longitudinal ligament (vertebral column)
Action: Expands thoracic cavity, compresses abdominal cavity
Innervation: Phrenic nerve (C3-5)
Diaphragm
Origin: Superior border of ribs 2-12
Insertion: Inferior of ribs above (1-11)
Action: Depresses ribs (forced expiration)
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
Internal Intercostals
Origin: Lower border of ribs 1-11
Insertion: Upper border of ribs below (1-12)
Action: Elevates ribs (normal inspiration)
Innervation: Intercostal nerves
External Intercostals