Quiz 6 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Unilateral action of the sternocleidomastoid?
A
-Laterally flex the head & neck to the same side , -Rotate to the opposite side
2
Q
What artery lies deep to the SCM muscle?
A
Carotid artery
3
Q
What is the origin of the scalenes?
A
Transverse processes of 2-7 Cervical vertebrae
4
Q
What is the insertion of masseter muscle?
A
Angle and ramus of mandible
5
Q
What are the suprahyoid muscles?
A
Geniohyoid, Mylohyoid, Stylohyoid
6
Q
What is the action of the infrahyoids?
A
Depress the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage
7
Q
What is a thin superficial sheath spanning the anterior neck?
A
Platysma
8
Q
What is the origin of the occipitofrontalis?
A
Galea aponeurotica
9
Q
Muscles of facial expression are called?
A
Mimetic muscles
