Muscles Flashcards
What is muscle dystrophy
Muscle wasting
What does origin mean?
Part that doesn’t move
Maxilla
Where is orbiculous oris situated
Around the lips
Where is the buccinators situated
Cheeks
What does the lateral pterygoid do?
Move Side to side, forward and opens mouth
Where is the orbicularis oculi situated?
Around the eye
Where is the mentalis situated?
Chin
Where is the corrugator supercilii situated?
Medial end of eyebrows
Where is the frontal is situated?
Forehead
What does insertion mean?
Moveable
Mandible
What does the temporalis do?
Moves backwards and closes jaw
What does the masseter do?
Closes jaw
What does the medial pterygoid do?
Closes jaw
What do supra hyoid muscles do? And what are they?
Opens jaw and aids swallowing
Anterior digastric
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid
Which muscle of mastication extends from behind the maxilla to the condyle of the mandible?
Lateral pterygoid
