MUSCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards
Occipitalis
Draw scalp backwards
Frontalis
Elevates eyebrows, wrinkles skin of forehead
Zygomaticus minor
Draws upper lip upward and outward
Levator labii superioris
Elevates upper lip
Levator Labii superioris alaeque nasi
Raises upper lip and dilates nostril
Buccinator
Compresses cheek and retracts angle
Zygomaticus major
Pulls angle of mouth upward and backward when laughing
Mentalis
Raises and protrudes lower lip as when in doubt
Orbicularis oris
Closes lips
Risoris
Smiling muscle
Masseter
Closes Jaw
Temporalis
Raises mandible and closes mouth, draws mandible backwards
Medial pterygoid
Raises mandible, closes mouth
Lateral pterygoid (two headed)
Brings jaw forward
Superior rectus
Rolls eyeball upward
Inferior rectus
Rolls eyeball downward
Medial recuts
Rolls eyeballs medially
Lateral recuts
Rolls eyeballs laterally
Superior oblique
Rotates eyeball on axis
Inferior oblique
Rotates eyeball on axis
Sternocleidomastoid
Flexes vertebral column, rotates head
Levator scapulae
Elevates scapula, origin: cervical vertebrae, insertion: scapula
Rhomboid major
Origin: 2nd-5th thoracic vertebrae, insertion: scapula: Function: moves scapula backward and upward, slight rotation
Rhomboid Minor
Origin: last cervical and first thoracic vertebrae, insertion: scapula, function: elevates and retracts scapula
Pectoralis minor
Origin: Ribs, Insertion: scapula, function: depresses shoulder and rotates scapula downward
Trapezius
Origin: Occipital bone 6th cervical 12th thoracic, insertion: clavicle, function: draws head to one side, rotates scapula
Serratus anterior
Origin: 8th and 9th rib, insertion: scapula, function: moves scapula forward away from spine and downward and inward toward chest wall
Coracobrachialialis
Origin: scapula, insertion: humerus, function: flexes, adducts arm
Pectoralis major
Origin: clavicle, sternum six upper ribs, insertion: humerus, function: flexes, adducts, rotates arm medially
Teres major
Origin: scapula, insertion: humerus, function: adducts, extends, rotates arm medially
Teres minor
Origin: scapula, insertion: humerus, function: rotates arm laterally and adducts
Deltoid
Origin: clavicle, scapula, insertion: humerus, function: abducts arm
Supraspinatus
Origin: scapula, insertion: humerus, function: abducts arm
Infraspinatus
Origin: scapula, insertion: humerus, function: rotates humerus outwards
Latissmus Dorsi
Origin: lower 6 thoracic, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, ilium lower 4 ribs, insertion: humerus, function: extends, adducts, rotators arm medially, draws shoulder downward and backward
Brachialis
Flexes forearm
Tricep brachii (3 heads)
Extends and adducts forearm
Bicep brachii (2 heads)
Flexes arm, flexes forearm, supinates hand
Anconeus
Extends forearm
Anconeus
Extends forearm
Brachioradialis
Flexes forearm
Flexor carpi radialis
Flexes, abducts wrist
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexes adducts wrist
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Extends and abducts wrist joint
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extends, abducts wrist
Extensor carpi radialis longus
Extends, abducts wrist
Extensor carpi ulnaris
Extends, adducts wrist
Palmaris Longus
Flexes wrist joint
Palmaris brevis
Tenses palm of hand
Extensor digitorum communis
Extends wrist joint
Supinator
Supinates forearm
Pronator teres
Pronates forearm
Pronator quadratus
Pronates forearm
Flexor pollicis longus
Flexes second phalanx of thumb
Flexor pollicis brevis
Flexes thumb
Extensor pollicis longus
Extends terminal phalanx
Extensor pollicis brevis
Extends thumb
Adductor pollicis
Adducts thumb
Abductor pollicis longus
Abducts, extends thumb
Abductor pollicis brevis
Abducts thumb
Opponens pollicis
Flexes and opposes thumb