muscles Flashcards
temporalis origin
mid-dorsal line of the cranium
temporalis insertion
ventrally passing b/w the eyes and tympanic membranes
temporalis action
raises mandible and closes the mouth
dorsalis scapulae origin
dorsal side of the scapula and suprascapula
dorsalis scapulae insertion
lateral side of the humerus
dorsalis scapulae action
abductor of the arm
latissimus dorsi origin
lumbo-dorsal fascia
latissimus dorsi insertion
lateral side of the prox. end of the humerus
latissimus dorsi action
draws the forelimbs upward and backward
longissimus dorsi origin
posterior end of the urostyle
longissimus dorsi insertion
posterior end of cranium and dorsal surface of the vertebrae
longissimus dorsi action
extends the back and elevates the head
ilio-lumbaris origin
anterior end of the ilium
ilio-lumbaris insertion
transverse processes of the trunk vertebrae
ilio-lumbaris action
bends the back
coccygeo-sacralis origin
lateral side of the half of the urostyle
coccygeo-sacralis insertion
transverse processes of the sacral
coccygeo-sacralis action
draws the urostyle and back near each other
coccygeo-iliacus origin
lateral posterior end of the urostyle
coccygeo-iliacus insertion
anterior of the ilium
coccygeo-iliacus action
extends the back
mylohyoid origin
medial part of the lower jaw
mylohyoid insertion
median raphe
mylohyoid action
raises the floor of the mouth during inhalation, exhalation, and swallowing
geniohyoid origin
anterior angle of the lower jaw
geniohyoid insertion
posterior cornua and thyroid processes of the hyoid
geniohyoid action
draws the hyoid upward and forward
submentalis origin
anterior tip of mandible
submentalis insertion
anterior angle of the lower jaw
submentalis action
closes the external nares and raises the lower jaw
sternoradialis origin
episternum and omosternum
sternoradialis insertion
prox. end of the radius
sternoradialis action
bends the forearm
scapulohumeralis/deltoid origin
scapula
scapulohumeralis/deltoid insertion
deltoid ridge
scapulohumeralis/deltoid action
adductor and protractor of the arm
triceps brachii origin
base of the scapula and shaft of the humerus
triceps brachii insertion
prox. end of the radio-ulna
triceps brachii action
extensor of the forearm
cutaneous pectoralis origin
rectus abdominis and anterior part of the pectoralis abdominis
cutaneous pectoralis insertion
along the skin of the pectoral region
cutaneous pectoralis action
draws the skin caudal
pectoralis epicoracoidea origin
epicoracoid
pectoralis epicoracoidea insertion
deltoid ridge
pectoralis epicoracoidea action
rotates and adducts the arm
pectoralis sternalis origin
xiphisternum and mesosternum
pectoralis sternalis insertion
prox. end of the humerus
pectoralis sternalis action
rotates and adducts the arm