Musculature actions Flashcards
Masseter action
Elevates mandible and closes jaws, protraction, retraction of mandible, and moving mandible side to side
Temporalis action
Elevates mandible and closes jaws, protraction, retraction of mandible, and moving mandible side to side
Medial pterygoid action
Elevates mandible and closes the jaws, or moves mandible from side to side
Lateral pterygoid action
Opens jaw, protrudes mandible, or moves mandible side to side
Depressor anguli oris action
frown
Oribicularis oculi action
Blink/close eyes
Zygomaticus major action
smile
Orbicularis oris action
close mouth, kiss
Frontal belly of occipitofrontalis action
Wrinkle forehead, raise eyebrows
Platysma action
tense skin of neck
Sternocleidomastoid action
a. together: flexes the neck
b. individually: laterally flex/rotate head to opposite side
Anterior belly of digastric action
Depresses mandible, opening mouth, and/or elevates larynx
Posterior belly of digastric action
Depresses mandible, opening mouth, and/or elevates larynx
Geniohyoid action
Depresses mandible, and elevates larynx
Mylohyoid action
Elevates floor of mouth, elevates hyoid bone, depresses mandible
Omohyoid action
Depresses hyoid bone and larynx
Sternohyoid action
Depresses hyoid bone and larynx
Sternothyroid action
Depresses hyoid bone and larynx
Stylohyoid action
Elevates larynx
Trapezius action
Elevate, retract, depress, rotate scapula upward
Scalene muscles together action
Flexion
Scalene muscles alone action
lateral flexion, rib elevation
Scalene muscles rotation
Ant. scalene; rotate opposite side
Mid+post; same side rotation
Latissimus dorsi action
Extends, adducts, medial rotates shoulder
Levator Scapulae action
Elevates scapula
Rhomboid Major action
Adducts and performs downward rotation of scapula
Rhomboid Minor action
Adducts and downward rotation of scapula
Erector Spinae action
Together: back extension
Unilateral - neck and spine lateral flexion
Multifidus action
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
Rotatores action
Extends vertebral column and rotates toward opposite side
interspinales action
Extends vertebral column
External oblique action
Compresses, rotates opposite side
Internal oblique action
Compresses, rotates same side
Rectus abdominis action
Flexes vertebral column, compression and depress ribs
Pectoralis Minor action
Depress and protract shoulder, downward rotation (glenoid cavity moves inferiorly)
Serratus anterior action
Protraction, upward rotation (glenoid cavity moves superiorly)
Subclavius action
Depress and protract shoulder
Trapezius action
Depends on fibers - neck extension of shoulders are fixed
- upper fibers - elevation and superior rotation
- middle fibers - retraction
- lower fibers - depression and superior rotation
Coracobrachialis action
adduction and flexion of shoulder
Deltoid action
abduction of shoulder
- anterior fibers flexion , medial rotation of humerus
- posterior fibers extension and lateral rotation of humerus
teres major action
Extension and medial rotation of shoulder