Muscles 1 Flashcards
Frontalis
Raises scalp and eyebrows
Origin: Occipital Bone
Insertion: Skin of eyebrow & nose
Occipital
Draws scalp backwards
Orbicularis Oculi
Closes eyelid
Origin: Maxilla & Frontal Bones
Insertion: Circles orbit and inserts near origin
Orbicularis oris
Closes, compresses lips
Origin: Nasal septum, maxilla, mandible
Insertion: Fascia & other muscles of lips
Buccinator
Compresses cheek, sucking
Origin: Mandible & Maxilla
Insertion: Orbicularis oris at angle of mouth
Temporalis
Elevates and retracts mandible (chewing)
Origin: Temporal fossa
Insertion: Anterior portion of mandibular ramus & coronoid process
Masseter
Elevates and protracts mandible (chewing)
Origin: Zygomatic arch
Insertion: Lateral side of mandibular ramus
Digastric
Depresses mandible, elevates hyoid (speech and swallowing)
Origin: Mastoid Process (posterior belly)
Insertion: Mandible near midline
Mylohyoid
Elevates hyoid, mouth and tongue (swallowing)
Origin: Body of mandible
Insertion: Hyoid
Sternohyoid
Depresses hyoid and larynx
Origin: Manubrium and 1st costal cartilage
Insertion: Hyoid
Sternocleidomastoid
Flexes, rotates head and neck
Scalenes
Flexes rotates head and neck, elevates rib 1&2
Origin: Tranverse Processes C2-C6
Insertion: 1st & 2nd rib
Levator Scapulae
Elevates, retracts & rotates scapula; flexes neck
Origin: Transverse Processes of C1-C4
Insertion: Superior angle of scapula
Pectoralis Major
Shoulder actions
Origin: Clavicle, Sternum, superior six costal cartilges, & abdominal aponeuorsis
Insertion: Lateral crest of intertubercular groove
Pectoralis minor
Depresses scapula, elevates ribs
Origin: 3-5th ribs
Insertion: Coracoid process of scapula