Muscles of Head, Neck, Trunk Flashcards
(55 cards)
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Buccinator
Pulls cheeks against teeth when chewing
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Occipitofrontalis
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Occipital Belly
Retracts scalp slightly
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Frontal Belly
Elevates eyebrows and wrinkles skin of forehead
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Orbicularis Oculi
Closes the eyes
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Orbicularis Oris
Closes and Purses Lips
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Platysma
- Tenses skin of the neck
- Depresses Lower Lip
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Epicranius
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Composed of the occipitofrontalis muscle and an epicranial aponeurosis
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Zygomaticus Major
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Elevates Corner of Mouth
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Depressor Anguli Oris
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Depresses corner of mouth
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Mastication Definition
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Process of Chewing
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Masseter
- Elevates Mandible
- Protracts Mandible
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Temporalis
- Elevates Mandible
- Retracts Mandible
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Medial Pterygoid
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- Elevates Mandible
- Moves Mandible Side to Side
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Lateral Pterygoid
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- Elevates Mandible
- Moves Mandible Side To Side
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Genioglossus
- Protracts Tongue
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Styloglossus
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Retracts Tongue
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Hyoglossus
- Depresses Tongue
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Sternocleidomastoid
- Rotates Head to One Side
- Flex the Head/Neck
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Splenius Capitis
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- Rotates head to one side
- Extend the Head/Neck
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Suprahyoid Bones Function
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Elevate the Hyoid Bone
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Digastric
- Elevates Hyoid
- Depresses Mandible
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Stylohyoid
- Elevates Hyoid Bone
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Mylohyoid
- Elevates Hyoid
- Raises Floor of Mouth
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Geniohyoid
* Elevates Hyoid Bone
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Sternohyoid
* Depresses Hyoid
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Sternothyroid
* Depresses Thyroid Cartilage
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Thyrohyoid
* Depresses Hyoid Bone
* Raises Thyroid Cartilage
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Superficial Back Muscles Function
Move the scapula or humerus
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Quadratus Lumborum Function
* Together
* Extend Lumbar Vertebral Column
* Unilaterally
* Each laterally flexes vertical column
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Trapezius
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Trapezius
* Elevates
* Depresses
* Rotates
* Adducts the Scapula
* Extends Head
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Latissimus Dorsi
Look for this on donor\*
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Levator Scapulae
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Rhomboid Muscles
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Erector Spinae
Group of Muscles that extend Verterbral Column
Consist of:
Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis
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Superficial Thorax Muscles
Move the upper limb and not involved with respiration
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What type of muscles are Deep Thorax Muscles
Repiration Muscles
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Diaphragm

Contraction pulls the central portion down, increasing vertical dimensions of thorax. Flattens out when contracts.
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External Intercostals

Elevate ribs during inhalation, with fibers running infermedially
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Internal Intercostals

Depress ribs during exhalation with fibers running inferlaterally
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Splenius Muscle
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Pectoralis Major
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Pectoralis Minor
Goes from 3-5 Ribs to the Coracoid Process of Scapula
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Serratus Anterior
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Study the location of the Scalenes
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Bilaterally Definition
Flex vertebral column and compress abdominal wall
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External Oblique
Fibers run infermedially, and similar to External Intercostal
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Internal Oblique
Fibers run inferolaterally and similar to Internal Intercostal
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Transversus Abdominis
Laterally flex vertebral column
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Rectus Abdominis
Flex vertebral column and compres sabdominal wall
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Iliocostalis
Laterally flexes vertebral column
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Longissimus
Laterally flexes vertebral column
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Spinalis
Laterally flexes vertebral column
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Functions of Pelvic Floor and Perineum
CLose inferior opening of pelvis
Support the pevlic organs
Assist with defecation, voluntary part of urination and childbirth