Neck OIIA's Flashcards
Origin: Stylohyoid
Base of styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion: Stylohyoid
Greater horns of hyoid
Innervation: Stylohyoid
Facial nerve (CN7)
Action: Stylohyoid
Pulls the hyoid bone posterosuperiorly during swallowing
Origin: Digastric
-Anterior belly: digastric fossa
-Posterior belly: mastoid process of temporal bone
Insertion: Digastric
Tendon between two bellies to the body of the hyoid
Innervation: Digastric
Mylohyoid nerve
Action: Digastric
Elevates the hyoid bone & depresses the mandible
Origin: Mylohyoid
Mylohyoid line on mandible
Insertion: Mylohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation: Mylohyoid
Mylohyoid nerve
Action: Mylohyoid
Support and elevation of floor of mouth; elevation of hyoid
Origin: Geniohyoid
Inferior mental spine
Insertion: Geniohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation: Geniohyoid
Anterior ramus from C1
Action: Geniohyoid
Fixation of mandible; pulls mandible inward
Origin: Sternohyoid
Posterior aspect of sternoclavicular joint
Insertion: Sternohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation: Sternohyoid
Ansa cervicalis
Action: Sternohyoid
Depresses hyoid bone after swallowing
Origin: Omohyoid
Superior border of scapula
Insertion: Omohyoid
Body of hyoid
Innervation: Omohyoid
Anterior rami of C1 to C3
Action: Omohyoid
Depresses hyoid bone
Origin: Thyrohyoid
Thyroid cartilage
Insertion: Thyrohyoid
Greater horn of hyoid
Innervation: Thyrohyoid
Anterior ramus of C1
Action: Thyrohyoid
Depresses the hyoid bone and elevates the thyroid cartilage
Origin: Sternothyroid
Manubrium
Insertion: Sternothyroid
Oblique line on lamina of thyroid cartilage
Innervation: Sternothyroid
Ansa cervicalis
Action: Sternothyroid
Draws larynx (thyroid cartilage) downward
Origin: Platysma
Infra & supraclavicular regions
Insertion: Platysma
Base of mandible; skin of cheek & angle of mouth
Innervation: Platysma
Facial nerve
Action: Platysma
Draws corners of mouth downward & protects the major superficial vessels of the neck
Origin: Sternocleidomastoid
-Sternal head: manubrium
-Clavicular head: medial 1/3 of clavicle
Insertion: Sternocleidomastoid
Mastoid process
Innervation: Sternocleidomastoid
Accessory nerve
Action: Sternocleidomastoid
-Flexing the head and neck laterally
-Rotates the head to the opposite site
Origin: Splenius capitis
Spinous processes of C7-T3 & ligamentum nuchae
Insertion: Splenius capitis
Mastoid process
Innervation: Splenius capitis
Posterior rami of C1-C6
Action: Splenius capitis
-Ipsilateral rotation of the head
-Extension & lateral flexion of spine & head
Origin: Posterior scalene
Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of vertebrae C5-C7
Insertion: Posterior scalene
Lateral surface of 2nd rib
Innervation: Posterior scalene
Anterior rami of C6-C8
Action: Posterior scalene
Elevation of 2nd rib and lateral flexion
Origin: Middle scalene
Posterior tubercles of the transverse process of vertebrae C2-C7
Insertion: Middle scalene
Upper surface of 1st rib
Innervation: Middle scalene
Anterior rami of C3-C8
Action: Middle scalene
Elevation of rib 1
Origin: Anterior scalene
Anterior tubercles of transverse processes of vertebrae C3-C6
Insertion: Anterior scalene
Scalene tubercle on the 1st rib
Innervation: Anterior scalene
Anterior rami of C4 to C6
Action: Anterior scalene
Elevation of rib 1