Muscles Flashcards
Nerve supply of the facial muscles
facial nerve CN VII
Occipitofrontalis action
elevates eyebrows
wrinkles skin on forehead
retracts scalp
Orbicularis oculi
closes eyelids
palpebral part - gently
orbital part - tight winking
buccinator action
presses cheek against molar teeth
resists distension of cheeks when blowing
orbicularis oris action
holds lips closed
compresses and protrudes lips
platysma action
depresses mandible
tenses skin of inferior face and neck
What are the muscles of mastication?
temporalis
masseter
lateral pterygoid
medial pterygoid
PA of temporalis
Floor of temporal fossa, up to the inferior temporal line
Deep surface temporal fascia
DA of temporalis
Coronoid process of the mandible
Anterior ramus
What nerve supplies the muscles of mastication
mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
action of the temporalis
elevates mandible (closes jaw)
posterior fibre retracts the mandible
PA of the masseter
zygomatic bone and zygomatic arch
DA of masseter
Angle and lateral side of ramus of the mandible
action of masseter
elevates mandible
assists in protrusion
PA of lateral pterygoid
greater wing of the sphenoid
lateral surface of lateral pterygoid plate
(two heads)
DA of lateral pterygoid
neck of mandible and articular disc
action of lateral pterygoid
bilaterally protrudes mandible
depresses chin
unilaterally moves jaw to the contralateral side
PA of medial pterygoid
medial surface of lateral pterygoid plate
palatine and maxillary bone
(2 heads)
DA of medial pterygoid
medial surface of the mandibular ramus
action of medial pterygoid
elevates mandible and assists in protrusion
unilaterally produces grinding movements