Muscles of Head, Neck, Trunk Flashcards
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Buccinator
Pulls cheeks against teeth when chewing
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Occipitofrontalis
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Occipital Belly
Retracts scalp slightly
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Frontal Belly
Elevates eyebrows and wrinkles skin of forehead
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Orbicularis Oculi
Closes the eyes
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Orbicularis Oris
Closes and Purses Lips
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Platysma
- Tenses skin of the neck
- Depresses Lower Lip
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Epicranius
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Composed of the occipitofrontalis muscle and an epicranial aponeurosis
9
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Zygomaticus Major
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Elevates Corner of Mouth
10
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Depressor Anguli Oris
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Depresses corner of mouth
11
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Mastication Definition
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Process of Chewing
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Masseter
- Elevates Mandible
- Protracts Mandible
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Temporalis
- Elevates Mandible
- Retracts Mandible
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Medial Pterygoid
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- Elevates Mandible
- Moves Mandible Side to Side
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Lateral Pterygoid
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- Elevates Mandible
- Moves Mandible Side To Side
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Genioglossus
- Protracts Tongue
17
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Styloglossus
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Retracts Tongue
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Hyoglossus
- Depresses Tongue
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Sternocleidomastoid
- Rotates Head to One Side
- Flex the Head/Neck
20
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Splenius Capitis
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- Rotates head to one side
- Extend the Head/Neck
21
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Suprahyoid Bones Function
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Elevate the Hyoid Bone
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Digastric
- Elevates Hyoid
- Depresses Mandible