Muscle Origins, Insertions, Actions, and Innervations for Final Flashcards
Origin: levator labii
Zygomatic, lacrimal, and superioris maxillary bones
Insertion: levator labii
Upper lip
Action: levator labii
Raises the upper lip
Innervation: levator labii
Facial nerve
Origin: buccinator
Maxilla and mandible
Insertion: buccinator
Commissure of mouth
Action: buccinator
Retracts the commissure of the mouth and flattens the cheeks
Innervation: buccinator
Facial nerve
Origin: masseter
Facial crest and zygomatic arch
Insertion: masseter
Ramus of mandible
Action: masseter
Closes the mouth
Innervation: masseter
Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
Origin: occipitomandibularis
Jugular process of occipital bone
Insertion: occipitomandibularis
Caudal border of the mandible
Action: occipitomandibularis
Opens the mouth
Innervation: occipitomandibularis
Facial nerve
Origin: cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
Lamina of the cricoid cartilage
Insertion: cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
Arytenoid cartilage (via muscular process)
Action: cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
Opens the glottis
Innervation: cricoarytenoideus dorsalis
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Origin: cricoarytenoideus lateralis
Arch of the cricoid cartilage
Insertion: cricoarytenoideus lateralis
Arytenoid cartilage (via a muscular process)
Action: cricoarytenoideus lateralis
Closes the glottis
Innervation: cricoarytenoideus lateralis
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Origin: supraspinatus
Supraspinous fossa and spine of scapula
Insertion: supraspinatus
Greater and lesser tubercles of humerus
Action: supraspinatus
Extend the shoulder, cranial shoulder stabilizer
Innervation: supraspinatus
Suprascapular nerve
Origin: infraspinatus
Infraspinous fossa
Insertion: infraspinatus
Greater tubercle of the humerus