Muscles of the Neck Flashcards
sternocleidomastoid (origin)
manubrium sterni and medial third of clavicle
sternocleidomastoid (insertion)
mastoid process of occipital and temporal bone
sternocleidomastoid (nerve)
spinal part of accessory nerve and C2 and C3
sternocleidomastoid (action)
two muscles acting together extend head and flex neck, one muscle rotates head to opposite side
digastric posterior belly (origin)
mastoid process of temporal bone
digastric posterior belly (insertion)
intermediate tendon is held to hyoid bone by fascial sling
digastric posterior belly (nerve)
facial nerve
digastric posterior belly (action)
elevates hyoid bone and depresses mandible
digastric anterior belly (origin)
body of mandible
digastric anterior belly (insertion)
intermediate tendon is held to hyoid bone by fascial sling
digastric anterior belly (nerve)
nerve to mylohyoid
digastric anterior belly (action)
elevates hyoid bone and depresses mandible
stylohyoid (origin)
styloid process
stylohyoid (insertion)
body of hyoid bone
stylohyoid (nerve)
facial nerve
stylohyoid (action)
elevates hyoid bone
mylohyoid (origin)
mylohyoid line of body of mandible
mylohyoid (insertion)
body of hyoid bone and fibrous raphe
mylohyoid (nerve)
inferior alveolar nerve
mylohyoid (action)
elevates hyoid bone and floor of mouth; depresses mandible
geniohyoid (origin)
inferior mental spine of mandible
geniohyoid (insertion)
body of hyoid bone