Muscle Tables Flashcards
Origin of Anterior Digastric Belly
Digastric fossa of mandible
Insertion of Anterior Digastric Belly
Hyoid bone via the digastric tendon
Innervation of Anterior Digastric Belly
mylohyoid n. (CN V3)
Action of Anterior Digastric Belly
lowers mandible or raises hyoid
Origin of Posterior Digastric Belly
medial aspect of mastoid process
Insertion of Posterior Digastric Belly
Hyoid bone via the digastric tendon
Innervation of Posterior Digastric Belly
CN VII
Action of Posterior Digastric Belly
elevates and retracts hyoid
Origin of Mylohyoid
Mylohyoid line of mandible
Insertion of Mylohyoid
hyoid bone and mylohyoid raphe
Innervation of Mylohyoid
mylohyoid n. (CN V3)
Action of Mylohyoid
supports and elevates floor of mouth; raises hyoid
Origin of Geniohyoid
inferior mental spine of mandible
Insertion of Geniohyoid
hyoid bone
Innervation of Geniohyoid
C1 branch traveling with CN XII
Action of Geniohyoid
draws mandible and hyoid toward each other
Origin of Stylohyoid
styloid process
Insertion of Stylohyoid
body of the hyoid bone
Innervation of Stylohyoid
CN VII
Action of Stylohyoid
elevates and retracts hyoid
Origin of Hyoglossus
greater horn of the hyoid bone
Insertion of Hyoglossus
lateral tongue
Innervation of Hyoglossus
CN XII
Action of Hyoglossus
depresses and retracts the tongue
Origin of Genioglossus
superior mental spine
Insertion of Genioglossus
hyoid bone, tongue
Innervation of Genioglossus
CN XII
Action of Genioglossus
protrudes, depresses, and retracts the tongue