Unit 8 Axial Muscles Flashcards
muscles of the head
44 muscles of the head that are divided into 6 subgroups
muscles of the face
22 muscles called” muscles of the facial expression”
epicranius muscle
muscles of the scalp
epicranial/ galea aponeurosis
Origin: epicranial aponeurosis Insertion: occipital belly- occipital bone; frontal belly- skin of the eyebrow and nose; lateral bellies- muscle and cartilages of the auricle Action: more the scalp, wrinkle brow, wiggle ears
orbicularis oculi muscle
Origin: itself Insertion: itself Action: close eyelids
corrugator supercilii muscle
Origin: medial aspect of the superciliary arch of the frontal bone Insertion: skin of eyebrow Action: draw eyebrow downward and medially
orbicularis oris muscle
Origin: itself Insertion:itself Action: close and purse the lip
levator labii superioris muscle
Origin: maxilla & zygomatic bone Insertion: into orbicularis iris muscle of the upper lip Action: elevate upper lip
levator anguli oris muscle
Origin: maxilla Insertion: orbicularis fris mscle and skin at corner of the mouth Action: raises angle of mouth
zygomaticus major muscle
Origin: zygomatic bone Insertion: orbicularis fris muscle at the angle (corner) of the mouth Action: draw upper lip back and upward
zygomaticus minor muscle
Origin: zygomatic bone Insertion: orbicularis fris and levator labii superioris muscle Action: draw upper lip pi and laterally
depressor labii inferioris muscle
Origin: anterior aspect of the mandible Insertion: into the orbicularis iris muscle and skin of the lower lip Action: depress lower lip
depressor anguli oris muscle
Origin: anterior aspect of the mandible Insertion: into the orbicularis oris muscle near the corner of mouth Action: depress corner of mouth
nasalis muscle
Origin: maxilla Insertion: into the contralateral nasalis muscle and into the ala of the nose Action: wrinkle and dilate nostrils
muscles of mastication
4 pair of muscles “closing the jaw”
temporalis muscle
Origin: temporal fossa Insertion: coronoid process and rams of the mandible Action: elevate mandible
masseter muscle
Origin: zygomatic arch Insertion: coronoid process and lateral aspect of the rams of the mandible Action: elevate mandible
lateral pterygoid muscle
Origin: lateral plate f the pterygoid process & adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid bone Insertion: condyloid process of the mandible and articular disc of the temporomandibular joint Action: protract mandible, depress mandible
medial pterygoid muscle
Origin: between the medial and lateral plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, palatine bone, and maxilla Insertion: medial aspect of the mandible Action: elevate mandible, move it laterally
muscles of the neck
33 paired muscles that divide into 6 subgroups