Muscles Flashcards
Scalenus anterior/medial
O-Transverse processes of cervical vertebra
I- Rib 1
Action- Flex neck; elevate rib 1
N- Ventral rami of cervical spinal nerves
Sternocleidomastoid
O- 1)Manubrium of sternum
2)Medial 1/3 of clavicle
I-Mastoid process (temporal bone)
Action- Flex neck; rotate head to opposite side
N-Accessory Nerve (XI)
Omohyoid
O- Medial scapula
I- Hyoid
Action- Depresses hyoid bone
N- Ansa cervicalis
Sternohyoid
O- Manubrium of sternum
I- Hyoid
Action- Depresses hyoid
N- Ansa cervicalis
Sternothyroid
O- Manubrium of sternum
I- Thyroid cartilage
Action- Depresses thyroid cartilage; indirectly depresses hyoid and larynx
N- Ansa cervicalis
Thyrohyoid
O- Thyroid cartilage
I- Hyoid
Action- Depresses hyoid; elevates larynx
N- C1 (hitchiking branch on hypoglossal nerve)
Digastric
O- Mastoid notch (temporal bone); mandible
I- Hyoid
Action- Elevates hyoid; depresses mandible
N- V (anterior) & VII (posterior)
Stylohyoid
O-Styloid process of temporal bone
I- Hyoid
Action- Elevates hyoid
N- VII
Mylohyoid
O-Mandible
I- Hyoid
Action- Elevates hyoid; raises floor of mouth when swallowing
N- V3
Geniohyoid
O- Mandible (inner side)
I- Hyoid
A- Elevates hyoid; draws hyoid forward
N- C1 (hitch-hiking branch of hypoglossal)
Masseter
O- Zygomatic arch
I- Lateral side of ramus (mandible)
A- Elevate mandible
N- V3
Temporalis
O- Temporal bone
I- Coronoid process (mandible)
A- Elevates, retrudes mandible
N- V3
Medial Pterygoid
O- Lateral pterygoid plate; medial side
I- Medial side of ramus (mandible)
A- Elevates mandible
N- V3
Lateral Pterygoid
O- Lateral pterygoid plate (lateral side); greater wing of sphenoid
I- 1) Neck of mandible 2) Articular disc of TMJ
A- Depress; protrude mandible
N- V3
Longus colli
O-Transverse processes of lower cervical vertebra
I-Bodies of upper cervical vertebra
A- Flex neck
N- Cervical ventral rami