Muscles Flashcards
Learn Muscles: Action Origin=immoveable point of attachment Insertion=moveable point of attachment
Sternocleidomastoid
A: head flexion & rotation
O: clavicle & manubrium
I: mastoid process of temporal bone
Orbicularis Oris
A: closes lips, kissing muscle
O: maxilla & mandile
I: lips
Orbicularis Occuli
A: closes & blinks eyes
O: medial margin of orbit
I: skin around eylids
Occipitalis
A: moves scalp posteriorly
O: occipital bone
I: galea aponeurotica
Masseter
A: elevates mandible
O: zygomatic arch
I: mandibular ramus
Frontalis
A: raises eyebrows
O: galea aponeurotica
I: eybrow skin
Rhomboid Major
A: adducts scapula
O: vertebral spinous processes
I: vertebral border of scapula
Serratus Anterior
A: protracts scapula
O: ribs
I: vertebral border of scapula
Trapezius
A: extends neck, elevates scapula
O: occipital bone & vertebral spinous processes
I: clavicle & scapula
External Intercostals
A: elevates ribs
O: inferior border of each rib
I: superior border of each rib
Internal Intercostals
A: depresses ribs
O: superior border of each rib
I: inferior border of each rib
Pectoralis Minor
A: protracts scapula
O: ribs
I: coracoid process of scapula
Pectoralis Major
A: arm flexion & adduction
O: ribs, sternum, & clavicle
I: greater tubercule of humerus
Temporalis
A: elevates mandible
O: temporal bone
I: coronoid process of mandible
Zygomaticus
A: elevates mouth, corners to smile
O: zygomatic bone
I: lateral sides of mouth