Neck Muscles

Question 1

Inferior Edge of Mandible:
Origin:

Answer 1

Mentalis Muscle

Question 2

Inferior Edge of Mandible
Innervation:

Answer 2

Inferior Alveolar Nerve

Question 3

Inferior Edge of Mandible
Insertion Site:

Answer 3

Digastric Fossa (on the medial aspect of the mandibular body near the midline)

Question 4

Inferior Edge of Mandible
Muscle Action:

Answer 4

Depresses, Protrudes and Deviates the mandible

Question 5

Styloglossus
Origin:

Answer 5

From the Styloid process of the temporal bone and the stylomandibular

Question 6

Styloglossus
Insertion Site:

Answer 6

Side and inferior aspects of the tongue

Question 7

Styloglossus
Muscle Action:

Answer 7

Retracts the tongue, elevates the lateral margins of the tongue

Question 8

Thyroid Grand
Origin:

Answer 8

Front of the Upper trachea

Question 9

Thyroid Gland
Innervation:

Answer 9

both sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system

Question 10

Thyroid Gland
Insertion Site:

Answer 10

sits in front of the neck, wrapping around the trachea

Question 11

Thyroid Gland
Muscle Action:

Answer 11

Move the larynx and hyoid bone during swallowing, speaking and chewing

Question 12

Trachea
Origin:

Answer 12

From the larynx, just below the voice box

Question 13

Trachea
Innervation:

Answer 13

Vagus nerves, the recurrent laryngeal nerves and sympathetic trunks

Question 14

Trachea
Insertion Site:

Answer 14

Located in the front of the neck, below the thyroid gland and above the main bronchi

Question 15

Trachea
Muscle Action:

Answer 15

Contracts to narrow the trachea’s diameter, which helps expel mucus and foreign objects

Question 16

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Geniohyoid Origin

Question 17

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Geniohyoid Innervation:

Question 18

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Geniohyoid Insertion:

Question 19

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Geniohyoid Muscle Action:

Question 20

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Digastric Origin

Question 21

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Digastric Innervation:

Question 22

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Digastric Insertion:

Question 23

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Digastric Insertion Site:

Question 24

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Digastric Muscle Action:

Question 25

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Mylohyoid Origin

Question 26

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Mylohyoid Innervation:

Question 27

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Mylohyoid Insertion Site:

Question 28

Suprahyoid Muscles:
Mylohyoid Muscle Action: