Muscle Actions Flashcards
1
Q
depress TMJ
A
lateral pterygoid, suprahyoid, infrahyoid
2
Q
elevate TMJ
A
temporalis, masseter, medial pterygoid
3
Q
protrusion TMJ
A
masseter, medial and lateral pterygoid
4
Q
retrusion TMJ
A
temporalis, masseter, digastric
5
Q
side to side TMJ
A
medial and lateral pterygoid, masseter, temporalis
6
Q
cervical flexion
A
SCM, longus colli, scalenes
7
Q
extension C/S
A
splenius cervicis, semispinalis cervicis, iliocostalis cervicis, logissimus cervicis, multifidus, traps