Test Flashcards
Frontalis
Origin: Galea aponeurotica
Insertion: skin eyebrows
Action: raises eyebrows
orbicularis oculi
Origin: frontal bone
Insertion: tissue of eyelid
Action: closes eye
Occipitalis
Origin: occipital and temporal bone
Insertion: aponeurosis
Action: pulls scalp posteriorly
TEMPORALIS
Orgin: temporal fossa
Insertion: Cornoid process of mandible
Action: closes jaw
Levator labi superioris
Orgin: Zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin of upper lip
Action: opens lips
ZYGOMATICUS minor
Orgin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin at corner of mouth
Action: raises lateral corners of mouth upwards
ZYGOMATICUS major
Orgin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: skin at corner of mouth
Action: raises lateral corners of mouth upwards
Masseter
Orgin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: angle of mandible
Action: prime mover of jaw closure
RISORIUS
Orgin: fascia of Masseter muscle
Insertion: skin at angle of mouth
Action: draw corner of lips laterally
Mentalis
Orgin: mandible below incisors
Insertion: skin of chin
Action: wrinkles chin
DEPRESSOR labi inferioris
Orgin: mandible lateral to its midline
Insertion: skin of lower lip
Action: draw lower lips inferiorly
DEPRESSOR ANGULI ORIS
Orgin: body of mandible below incisors
Insertion: skin of mouth below insertion of zygomaticus
Action: draws corner of mouth downwards and laterally
ORBICULARIS ORIS
Orgin: arises indirectly from maxilla
Insertion: encircles mouth
Action: closes lips
Buccinator
Orgin: molar region of maxilla
Insertion: Orbicularis oris
Action: whistling
Sternocleoidmastoid process
Origin: manubrium of sternum
Insertion: mastoid process of temporal bones
Action: flexion of neck
Levator scapulae
Origin: C1-C4 transverse process
Insertion: medial border of scapula superior to spine
Action: laterally flexes neck to the same side
Scalene middle and anterior
Origin: transverse processes of cervical vertebrae
Insertion: anterolaterally ribs 1-2
Action: flex neck
Splenius
Origin: spinous process c7-t6
Insertion: transverse process C2-C4
Action: as a group, extend head
Trapezius
Origin: occipital bone
Insertion: spinous process of scapula
Action: extend head
Digastric
Origin: lower margin of mandible
Insertion: connective tissue loop to hyoid bone
Action: elevates hyoid bone
Stylohyoid
Origin: styloid process of temporal bone
Insertion: hyoid bone
Action: elevates hyoid bone
Mylohyoid
Origin: medial surface of mandible
Insertion: hyoid bone
Action: elevates hyoid bone
Sternohyoid
Origin: manubrium
Insertion: lower margin of hyoid bone
Action: depresses hyoid bone
Thyrohyoid
Origin: thyroid cartilage
Insertion: hyoid bone
Action: depresses hyoid bone