muscles Flashcards
elbow and wrist extensors located on what side (posterior or anterior?)
On posterior side
triceps, extensor digitorum
elbow and wrist flexors located on what side?
anterior side (biceps brachii, flexor carpi radialis)
lower limb flexor muscle on what side of the limb?
posterior side (hamstring for the knee, gastrocnemius)
lower limb extensor muscles located
anterior side (quadriceps femurs for the knee, tibalis anterior (digital extensor and dorsiflexor))
What flexes the hip?
the anterior compartment
what extends the hip?
the posterior compartment
muscles of facial expression innervated by?
cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve
function of orbiculares oculi
closes eyes, produces blinking, squinting, draw eyebrows inferiorly
orbicularis oris
closes lips, pursing and protrudes lips, kissing
corrugated supercilli
draw eyebrows medially and inferiorly
muscles of mastication innervated by
trigenminal nerve, mandibular division
cranial nerve 5
prime movers of the jaw
masseter and temporalis
pterygoid
side to side grinding movements of the jaw
what aids in lowering the jaw?
mylohyoid and digastric
extrinsic tongue muscles do
genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus
Tonge muscles innervated by
hypoglossal nerve
XII
genioglossus
protracts tonge
hyoglossus
depresses the tonge
styloglossus
retracts and elevates tonge
suprahyoid
digastric, stylohyoid, geniohyoid, mylohyoid
infrahyoid
sternohyoid
sternothryoid
thryohyoid
omohyoid
pharyngeal constrictors innervated by
vagus nerve 10
action of sternocleidomastoid
flexes and laterally rotates the head
neck flexion
acting alone each muscle rotates the head toward the opposite shoulder
sternocleidomastoid origin
manubrium of sternum and medial portion of clavicle
sternocleidomastoid insertion
mastoid of temporal bone and superior nuchal line of occipital bone
innervation of sternocleidomastoid
accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) cervical spinal nerves C2 and C3 (ventral rami)
action of scalenes
elevate first two ribs, aid inspiration, flex and rotate neck
intrinsic muscle of the back
erector spinae (iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis)
splenius
quadratus lumborum
splenius
extend the head
when splenius muscle on one side are active head is rotated and bent laterally toward the same side
innervation of erector spinae
spinal nerves dorsal rami
function of iliocostalis
extend and laterally flex the vertebral column
maintain erect posture
bend vertebral column to same side
longissimus
extend and laterally flex vertebral column
capitis extends and rotates the head toward the same side
bend vertebral column to same side
spinalis
extends vertebral column
quadratus lumborum
flexes vertebral column laterally
what muscles are active in forced expiration
internal intercostals, abdominal wall muscles
forced inspiration
scalene and sternocleidomastoid
external intercostals
external intercostals
pull ribs toward one another to elevate rib cage
forced inhalation
intercostals innervated by
intercostal nerves
diaphragm is pierced by
the aorta, IVC, esophagus
diaphragm innervated by
phrenic nerve
muscles of the anterior and lateral abdominal wall
external oblique , internal oblique, transverses abdomens, rectus abdominaux
external oblique
flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall
aid muscle of back in trunk rotation and lateral flexion
internal oblique
flex vertebral column
innervation of the muscles of the anterior and lateral abdominal wall
intercostal nerves