Muscles of the Face and Neck Flashcards

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Muscles of Facial Expression Definition

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-Superficial (subcutaneous) muscles
-Origins= facial bones or adjacent muscles
-Insertions= skin

Functions:
-Sphincters/dilators
-Facial expression alteration

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Muscles of Facial Expression (7)

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  1. Frontalis
  2. Corrugator Supercilii
  3. Orbicularis Oculi
  4. Orbicularis Oris
  5. Buccinator
  6. Zygomaticus major and minor
  7. Platysma
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Frontalis

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Epicranial group (occipitofrontalis)

A: draws back scalp and raises eyebrows (“surprise”)
Innervation: CN VII (temporal)
Blood supply: internal and external carotid a.
Venous drainage: ophthalmic v.

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Corrugator Supercilii

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Orbital group

A: draws eyebrows medially + inferiorly (“furrowing”)
Innervation: CN VII (temporal)
Blood supply: Ophthalmic a.
Venous drainage: superior ophthalmic v.

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Orbicularis Oculi

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Orbital group (3 parts)

  1. Orbital
  2. Palpebral
  3. Lacrimal

Actions:
1. Wink (tightly close eye)
2. Blink (loosely close eye)
3. Compress lacrimal sac (release tears)

Innervation: CN VII (temporal and zygomatic)
Blood supply: facial a., superficial temporal a. and ophthalmic a.
Venous drainage: facial v.

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Orbicularis Oris

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Oral group

A: purse and protrude lips (“blowing”)
Innervation: CN VII (buccal and mandibular)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.

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Buccinator

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Oral group

A: pulls cheeks inward (“fish face”)
Innervation: CN VII (buccal)
Blood supply: buccal and facial a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus and internal maxillary v.

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Zygomaticus Major and Minor

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Oral group

A: superior and lateral movement of mouth corners (“smiling”) *major holds up minor
Innervation: CN VII (zygomatic and buccal)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.

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Platysma

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Neck group

A: inferior movement of corners of mouth (“yikes”)
Innervation: CN VII (cervical and mandibular)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.

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Muscles of Mastication (4)

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  1. Temporalis
  2. Masseter
  3. Medial pterygoid
  4. Lateral pterygoid
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Temporalis

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O: temporal bone
I: coronoid process of mandible
A: elevate and retract mandible

Innervation: CN V3 (deep temporal)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: deep temporal v.

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Masseter

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O: zygomatic arch
I: coronoid process and ramus of mandible
A: elevate mandible and approximate teeth

Innervation: CN V3 (masseteric)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: masseteric v.

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Medial Pterygoid

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O: maxillary tuberosity and lateral pterygoid plate
I: medial ramus and angle of mandible
A: elevation and side-to-side movement of mandible

Innervation: CN V3 (medial pterygoid)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus

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Lateral Pterygoid

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O: greater wing and lateral pterygoid plate
I: condylar process of mandible
A: protraction and side-to-side movement if mandible

Innervation: CN V3 (lateral pterygoid)’
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus

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Superficial Anterior Neck Muscles (2)

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  1. Platysma
  2. Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)
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Sternocleidomastoid

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O: manubrium and clavicle
I: mastoid process
A: unilateral= head rotation and lateral flexion, bilateral= flexion

Innervation: CN XI
Blood supply: superior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: internal jugular v.

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Deep Anterior Neck Muscles (2)

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  1. Hyoid muscles
  2. Scalene muscles
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Hyoid Muscles: Suprahyoid (4) vs. Infrahyoid (4)

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Suprahyoid (above):
1. Digastric
2. Stylohyoid
3. Mylohyoid
4. Geniohyoid

Infrahyoid (below):
1. Omohyoid
2. Sternohyoid
3. Thyrohyoid
4. Sternothyroid

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Digastric

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*suprahyoid

O: inferior border of mandible
I: temporal bone
A: elevate hyoid and depress mandible

Innervation: CN V3 (anterior) and CN VII (posterior)
Blood supply: facial a. (anterior) and occipital a./posterior auricular a. (posterior)
Venous drainage: internal jugular v.

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Stylohyoid

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*suprahyoid

O: styloid process
I: hyoid
A: elevate/retract hyoid and elevate tongue

Innervation: CN VII
Blood supply: occipital a.
Venous drainage: internal jugular v.

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Mylohyoid

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*suprahyoid

O: mylohyoid line (body of mandible)
I: other mylohyoid and hyoid
A: elevate hyoid, support tongue, depress mandible

Innervation: CN V3 (inferior alveolar)
Blood supply: facial a. and inferior alveolar a.
Venous drainage: internal jugular v.

“Oral diaphragm”

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Geniohyoid

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*suprahyoid

O: inferior mental spine (body of mandible)
I: hyoid
A: elevate/protrude hyoid

Innervation: C1 (sheath of CN XII)
Blood supply: lingual a.
Venous drainage: internal jugular v.

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Omohyoid

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*infrahyoid

O: scapula
I: hyoid
A: depress hyoid

Innervation: ansa cervicalis (C1-3)
Blood supply: superior and inferior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: superior and inferior thyroid v.

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Sternohyoid

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*infrahyoid

O: manubrium (sternum)
I: hyoid
A: depress hyoid

Innervation: ansa cervicalis (C1-3)
Blood supply: superior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: superior thyroid v.

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Thyrohyoid

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*infrahyoid

O: thyroid cartilage
I: hyoid
A: depress hyoid

Innervation: C1 (sheath of CN XII)
Blood supply: superior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: superior thyroid v.

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Sternothyroid

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*infrahyoid

O: manubrium (sternum)
I: thyroid cartilage
A: depress hyoid and open laryngeal inlet

Innervation: ansa cervicalis (C1-3)
Blood supply: superior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: superior thyroid v.

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Scalene Muscles

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-3 Muscles (ant., post., middle)
-Deep neck

O: between ribs 1/2
I: transverse processes of C1/2
A: neck flexion and rotation

Innervation: C3-8
Blood supply: inferior thyroid a.
Venous drainage: inferior thyroid v.

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Posterior Neck Muscles (8)

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  1. Trapezius
  2. Splenius capitis
  3. Levator scapulae
  4. Semispinalis capitis

*Suboccipital triange muscles (4)

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Suboccipital Triangle

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Three Major Muscles:
1. Obliquus capitis superior
2. Rectus capitis posterior major
3. Obliquus capitis inferior

One Adjacent Muscle:
4. Rectus capitis posterior minor

A: neck extension and rotation, postural support

Innervation: greater occipital n.
Blood supply: vertebral a.