Muscles (Action and Innervation) Flashcards
Platysma
A - facial twitch, expression
I - Facial nerve VII
Orbicularis Oris
A - Move lips
I - Facial nerve VII
Buccinator
A - Return food from vestibular region to teeth
I - Facial Nerve VII
Levator Nasolabialis
A - Dilates nostril, raises superior lip
I - Facial nerve VII
Orbicularis Oculi
A - Close palpebral fissure (blink)
I - Facial Nerve VII
Cricothyroid
A - Tenses focal fold by drawing together ventral parts of cricoid and thyroid cartilages
I - Cranial Laryngeal Nerve
Dorsal Cricoarytenoid
A - open the glottis
I - caudal laryngeal nerve
Lateral Cricoarytenoid
A - close the glottis
I - caudal laryngeal nerve
Thyroarytenoid
A - relax the vocal fold, constrict the glottis
I - caudal laryngeal nerve
Vocalis
A - Shortens and relaxes vocal cords
I - Caudal laryngeal nerve
Temporalis
A - close the jaws
I - Mandibular branch of the Trigeminal nerve V3
Masseter
A - Close the jaws
I - Mandibular branch of Trigeminal nerve V3
Pterygoid
A - Close the jaws
I - Mandibular branch of Trigeminal nerve V3
Digastricus
A - Open the jaws
I - Mandibular branch of Trigeminal nerve V3
Styloglossus
A - Retracts and elevates tongue
I - Hypoglossal nerve XII