Muscles of Head and Neck Part 3

Question 1

Tensor Palati (O, I, A, N)

Answer 1

O: auditory tube
I: Palatine Aponeurosis
A: Tenses Soft Palate
N: V3

Question 2

Levator Palati (O, I, A, N)

Answer 2

O: Temporal Bone and Auditory Tube
I: Palatine Aponeurosis
A: Elevates soft palate
N: X

Question 3

Palatoglossus (O, I, A, N)

Answer 3

O: Palatine aponeurosis
I: Side of Tongue
A: Draws soft palate down, raises tongue
N: X

Question 4

Musculus Uvulae (O, I, A, N)

Answer 4

O: Palatine Aponeurosis
I: Uvula
A: Raises uvula
N: X

Question 5

Genioglossus (O, I, A, N)

Answer 5

O: Genial Tubercle on tInner Side of Mandible
I: Tongue up to Dorsal Surface
A: Protrudes Tongue
N: XII

Question 6

Hyoglossus (O, I, A, N)

Answer 6

O: Greater and Lesser Horns of Hyoid Bone
I: Lateral Side of Tongue
A: Depresses Tongue
N: XII

Question 7

Styloglossus (O, I, A, N)

Answer 7

O: Styloid Process of Temporal Bone
I: Lateral Side of Tongue
A: Draws Tongue Superiorly and Posteriorly
N: XII

Question 8

Longitudinal Muscle of Tongue (fiber orientation, action, nerve)

Answer 8

Fiber Orientation: Anterior-posterior
Action: Shorten Tongue
Nerve: XII

Question 9

Transverse Muscle of Tongue (fiber orientation, action, nerve)

Answer 9

Fiber Orientation: Horizontal
Action: Narrow Tongue
Nerve: XII

Question 10

Vertical Muscle of Tongue (fiber orientation, action, nerve)

Answer 10

Fiber Orientation: Superior-inferior
Action: Flatten and Boraden Tongue
Nerve: XII