Muscles (Head, Neck, and Upper Limbs) Flashcards
Frontalis
Draws scalp forward, raises eyebrows
Occipitalis
Retracts Scalp
Orbicularis Oris
Compresses and purses lips
Orbicularis Oculi
Closes eye
Platysma
Pulls lower lip inferiorly, tenses skin of neck
Zygomaticus Major
Pulls corners of mouth superiorly
Zygomaticus Minor
Raises upper lip, exposing upper teeth (sneering)
Buccinator
Presses cheeks against molar teeth, holds food between teeth during chewing
Temporalis
Superior Attachment (Origin): Parietal Bone & Frontal Bone
Inferior Attachment (Insertion): Coronoid process of the mandible
Elevates and retracts mandible at jaw
Masseter
Superior Attachment (Origin): Zygomatic arch
Inferior Attachment (Insertion): Coronoid process, angle, and ramus of the mandible
Closes jaw; elevates mandible at jaw.
Sternocleido-mastoid
Superior Attachment: Mastoid process of the temporal bone
Inferior Attachment: Manubrium of the sternum; sternal end of the clavicle
Laterally flexes and rotates head; Flexes cervical portion of vertebral column
Splenius Capitis
Superior Attachment: Mastoid process of the temporal bone; occipital bone
Inferior Attachment: Ligamentum Nuchae
Rotate head to same side of contracting muscle; extend head and neck
Splenius Cervicis
Superior Attachment:Transverse processes of cervical vertebrae
Inferior Attachment: Spinous processes of T3-6
Rotate head to same side of contracting muscle; extend head and neck
Trapezius
Superior Fibers: Elevate and upwardly rotate scapula; Elevate clavicle; extend head
Middle Fibers: Adduct Scapula
Inferior Fibers: depress scapula
Levator Scapulae
Elevates scapula
Rhomboid Major/Minor
Stabilizes, elevates, and adducts scapula; downwardly rotates scapula
Serratus Anterior
Adducts and stabilizes scapula
Pectoralis Minor
Adducts and depresses scapula
Supraspinatus
Proximal Attachment (Origin): Supraspinous fossa of the scapula
Distal Attachment (Insertion): Greater Tubercle of humerus
Abducts Arm
Infraspinatus
Proximal Attachment: Infraspinous fossa of the scapula
Distal Attachment: Greater Tubercle of humerus
Laterally rotates arm