Muscles - Origin, Insertion, & Action Flashcards
Buccinator
Compresses cheeks
Depressor labii inferioris
Depresses lower lip
Levator labii superioris
Elevates upper lip
Levator anguli oris
Elevates corner of mouth
Mentalis
Elevates and protrudes lower lip
Obicularis oris
Compresses, purses lips
Risorius
Draws corner of mouth to the side
Depressor anguli oris
Depresses corner of mouth
Zygomaticus major
Retracts and elevates corner of mouth
Zygomaticus minor
Retracts and elevates upper lip
Corrugator supercili
Pulls skin inferiorly and anteriorly; wrinkles brow
Levator palpebrae superloris
Elevates upper eyelid
Obicularis oculi
Closes eyelid
Procerus
Moves nose, changes position and shape of nostrils
Nasalis
Compresses bridge, depresses tip of nose, elevates corners of nostrils
Temporoparietalis
Tenses scalp, moves auricle of ear
Occipitofrontalis (Frontal Belly)
Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead
Occipitofrontalis (Occipital Belly)
Tenses and retracts scalp
Platysma
Tenses skin of neck, depresses mandible, pulls lower lip down
Inferior rectus
Eye looks inferiorly
Medial rectus
Eye looks medially
Superior rectus
Eye looks superiorly
Lateral rectus
Eye looks laterally
Inferior oblique
Eye rolls, looks superiorly and laterally
Superior oblique
Eye rolls, looks inferiorly and laterally
Masseter
Elevates mandible and closes the jaw
Temporalis
Elevates the mandible
Lateral pterygoid
Opens jaws, protrudes mandible, slides the mandible from side to side (lateral excursion)
Medial pterygoid
Elevates the mandible and closes the jaw, slides the mandible from side to side (lateral excursion)
Splenius capitis and Splenius cervicis
Together, the two sides extend the neck; alone, each rotates and laterally flexes neck to that side
Spinalis cervicis
Extends the neck
Spinalis thoracis
Extends vertebral column
Longissimus capitis and Longissimus cervicis
Together, the two sides extend the head; alone each rotates and laterally flexes neck to that side
Longissimus thoracis
Extends vertebral column; alone, each produces lateral flexion to that side
Iliocostalis cervicis
Extends or laterally flexes neck, elevates ribs
Iliocostalis thoracis
Stabilizes thoracic vertebrae in extension
Iliocostalis lumborum
Extends vertebral column, depresses ribs
Semispinalis capitis
Together, the two sides extend the head; alone, each extends and laterally flexes the neck
Semispinalis cervicis
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
Semispinalis thoracis
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
Multifidus
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
Rotatores
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
Interspinales
Extends vertebral column
Intertransversarli
Laterally flexes the vertebral column
Longus capitis
Together, the two sides flex the neck; alone, each rotates head to that side
Longus colli
Flexes or rotates neck; limits hyperextension
Quadratus lumborum
Together, they depress ribs; alone, each side laterally flexes vertebral column
Scalenes (anterior, middle, and posterior)
Elevate ribs or flex the neck
External intercostals
Elevate ribs
Internal intercostals
Depress ribs