Anatomy 1 Flashcards
emissary veins
valveless veins that traverse dipole and can spread infection intracranially
muscles responsible for closing mouth (elevation)
temporalsis
masseter
medial pterygoid
muscles responsible for opening mouth (depression)
lateral pterygoid
supra hyoid
infrahyoid muscles
protrusion of mandible
lateral pterygoid
masseter
medial pterygoid
retrusion of mandible
temporalis
masseter
lateral movements (e.g. grinding and chewing)
temporalis of same side
pterygoids of opposite side
masseter
main action genioglossus
depresses tongue
moves it to contralateral side
hyoglossus main function
depresses and retrudes tongue
styloglossus main function
retrudes and curls tongue
palatoglossus main function
elevating posterior tongue