Muscle of the Axial Skeleton

Question 1

origin
insertion
action

of occipitalis

Answer 1

origin: occipital and temporal bone
insertion: Galea aponeurotica
action: Retracts scalp

Question 2

origin
insertion
action

frontalis

Answer 2

origin: galea aponeurotica
insertion: subcutaneous tissue of eyebrow
action: raise eyebrows, draw scalp anteriorly

Question 3

origin
insertion
action

orbicularis oculi

Answer 3

origin: margin of orbit
insertion: skin of eyelid
action: closes eyelid

Question 4

origin
insertion
action

levator palpebrae superioris

Answer 4

origin: around orbit
insertion: upper eyelid
action: elevates the eyelids

Question 5

muscles of the head

Question 6

origin
insertion
action

Zygomaticus major

Answer 6

origin: Zygomatic bone
insertion: angles of upper lip
action: elevates corners of mouth

Question 7

nasalis

Question 8

orbicularis oris

Question 9

Zygomaticus