Muscles of the head and neck region Flashcards
Frontalis / Occipitofrontalis
Raised eyebrow, wow
Orbicularis Oris
Orbi circular, oris oral
Closes mouth, pout, kissing
Zygomaticus Major & Minor
Zygo-smile
Smiling, elevate upper lip
Levator Labil Superioris
Levator-elevate, labil-lip, superioris-upper
Opening upper lip
Depressor Labil Inferiority
Depressor-lower, labil-lip, inferioris-lower
Lower the lower lip
Depressor Anguli Oris
Anguli-angle, oris-mouth
Lower angle mouth - sad face
Levator Anguli Oris
Elevate angle mouth, helps smile
Buccinators
Cheek, fill air in mouth, drink with straw
Mentalis
Drawing the lower lip
Platysma
A: draw corners of mouth inferior and skin of neck superior
O: Inferior border of mandible, skin lower face
I: Fascia covering superior parts of pectoralis major and deltoid
Orbicularis Oculi
Orbicularis-circle, Oculi-eye
Closes eye, winking
Corrugator Supercilli
Create vertical furrows on forehead
Levator Palpebral Superioris
Levator-elevates, palpebrae-eyelid, superioris-upper
Open the eye
2 categories of hyoid muscles
Suprahyoid-above hyoid bone
Infrahyoid-between clavicle and hyoid bone
4 Suprahyoid Muscles
Diagastric (diag)
Geniohyoid (genio)
Mylohyloid (mylo)
Stylohyloid (stylo)
Stylohyloid
Origin styloid process of the temporal bone
Insert body of the hyoid bone
Action elevate the hyoid bone