Muscles of Anterior neck and Superficial Face Flashcards
Insertion of Platysma
Mandible (inferior border)
Innervation of Platysma
Cervical branch of Facial n. (CN VII)
Action of Platysma
Depresses and wrinkles skin of lower face and mouth, tenses skin of neck, aids forced depression of mandible
What are the 4 suprahyoid muscles?
Digastric (Anterior and Posterior belly)
Stylohyoid
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Origin of Digastric muscle (anterior belly)
Mandible (digastric fossa)
Insertion of Digastric muscle (anterior belly)
Hyoid bone
Innervation of Digastric (anterior belly)
Mylohyoid n. (from CN V3)
Origin of Digastric muscle (posterior belly)
Temporal bone (mastoid notch medial to mastoid process)
Insertion of Digastric muscle (posterior belly)
Hyoid bone
Innervation of Digastric muscle (posterior muscle)
Facial n. (CN VII)
Action of entire Digastric muscle
Elevates hyoid bone (during swallowing), assists in opening mandible
Origin of Stylohyoid
Temporal bone (styloid process)
Insertion of Stylohyoid
hyoid bone
Innervation of Stylohyoid
Facial n. (CN VII)
Action of Stylohyoid muscle
Elevates hyoid bone (during swallowing), assists in opening mandible
Origin of Mylohyoid
Mandible (mylohyoid line)
Insertion of Mylohyoid
hyoid bone
Innervation of Mylohyoid
Mylohyoid n. (from CN V3)
Action of Mylohyoid
Tightens and elevates oral floor, draws hyoid bone forward (swallowing), assists in opening mandible and moving it side to side (mastication)
Origin of Geniohyoid muscle
Mandible
Insertion of Geniohyoid
hyoid bone
Innervation of Geniohyoid
Hypoglossal n. (CN XII)
Action of Geniohyoid
Draws hyoid bone forward (swallowing), assists in opening mandible
What are your 4 infrahyoid muscles?
Omohyoid
Sternohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Origin of Omohyoid
Scapula (superior border)
Insertion of Omohyoid
hyoid bone