Muscles of Head, Neck, and Trunk Flashcards
What is the epicranial aponeuosis
it is the tendon that connects the frontalis to the occipitalis
Function: Frontal belly
elevate eyebrows and wrinkles forehead skin
Function: Occipital belly
Retracts scalp slightly
Function: Orbicularis Occuli
close eye
Function: Orbicularis Oris
closes and purses lips
Function: Zygomatic major
elevates corner of mouth
Function: depressor angulioris
depresses corner of mouth
Function: Buccinator
pulls cheeks against teeth when chewing
Function: Platysma
tenses the skin of neck and depresses lower lip
Function: Masseter
elevates and protracts mandible
Function: Temporalis
elevates and retracts mandible
Function: medial pteryoid
elevates and protracts mandible
moves mandible side to side
Function: Lateral pterygoid
elevates and protracts mandible
moves mandible side to side
Function: genioglossus
protracts(proturdes) tongue
Function: Styloglosses
elevates and retracts tongue