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Axial Muscles - Chapter 11 Flashcards

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What are some functions of the axial muscles?

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  • support head and spinal cord
  • facial expression, chewing and swallowing
  • aid breathing and protection of abdominal and pelvic organs
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What causes changes in facial expression?

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contraction of facial expression muscles

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Muscles that affect facial expression are located where on the face?

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scalp, mouth, nose and eye

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What does the occipitofrontalis move?

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scalp, eyebrows, and forehead

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What does the procerus muscle move?

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moves and wrinkles nose

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What does the nasalis move?

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elevates corners of nostrils

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The levator labii superioris causes what movement?

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raises the upper lip

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The levator angulai oris causes what movement?

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draws corners of mouth superiorly and laterally (smile)

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What movement does the zygomatic major cause?

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elevates corners of mouth

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What does the risorius move?

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moves corner of lip laterally

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What orbicularis oris causse what movement?

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compression of lips

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The depressor labii inferioris causes the lips the draw in which direction?

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laterally

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The mentalis causes what movement?

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protrudes lower lip and wrinkles chin

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The depressor anguli oris causes what movement?

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draws corners of mouth inferiorly and laterally (frown)

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What does the corrugator supercilii move?

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pulls eyebrows inferiorly and medially

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What does the orbicularis oculi cause the eyes to do?

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closes the eyes

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What movement does the buccinator cause?

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compresses the cheek

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What movement does the platysma cause?

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pulls lower lip inferiorly and tenses skin on neck

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Most of the muscles of facial expression are innervated by which cranial nerve?

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cranial nerve VII

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Facial nerve paralysis is caused by

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unilateral paralysis of facial muscles

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idiopathic paralysis of facial muscles causes what?

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Bell palsy

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What are the causes of facial nerve paralysis?

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  • compression of the facial nerve by blood vessel
  • exposure to cold temperatures
  • herpes simplex I virus
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How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?

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6

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What are the 6 extrinsic eye muscles?

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Medial rectus, lateral rectus, inferior rectus, superior rectus, inferior oblique, superior oblique

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What does the medial rectus do?
pulls eye medially
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what does the lateral rectus do?
pulls eye laterally
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what does the inferior rectus do?
pulls eye inferiorly
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what does the superior rectus do?
pulls eye superiorly
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What does the inferior oblique do?
depresses and turns eye laterally
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what does the superior oblique do?
elevates and turns eye laterally
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CN III is also known as the
oculomotor nerve
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CN IV is also known as the
trochlear nerve
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CN VI is also known as the
abducens nerve
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What are the muscles involved in mastication?
Temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoid, and medial pterygoid
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Function of temporalis in mastication
elevates and retracts the mandible
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function of masseter in mastication
elevates and protracts the mandible
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function of the medial pterygoid
protracts and moves the mandible from side to side while chewing
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What movements do the intrinsic muscles of the tongue cause the tongue to do?
curl, squeeze, and fold
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What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
genioglossus, styloglossus, hypoglossus, patatoglosseus
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The genioglossus allows the tongue to
stick out
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the styloglossus allows the tongue to
elevate and retract
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the hypoglossus allows to tongue to
depress and retract
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the palatoglossus allows what movement of the tongue?
posteriorly elevate
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The muscles in the pharynx aid in what?
swallowing, by contracting
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Most of the muscles in the pharynx are innervated by which cranial nerve?
CN X
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What are the primary muscles of the pharynx?
superior constrictor, middle constrictor, and inferior constrictor
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What 2 groups are the anterior neck muscles divided into?
suprahyoid and infrahyoid
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What do the suprahyoid bones do during swallowing?
elevate the hyoid bone
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What do the infrahyoid bones do during swallowing?
depress the hyoid bone
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anterolateral muscles flex what?
the head and/or neck
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What movements do the posterior muscles do for the head and neck?
extend the head and neck
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Which group of muscles are the major muscles of the anterolateral neck muscles?
Sternocleidomastoid muscles
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what does bilateral contraction of the Sternocleidomastoid muscles do?
flexion of neck
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what does unilateral contraction of the Sternocleidomastoid muscles do?
lateral flexion and rotation of head
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what are the major muscles of the posterior neck muscles
splenius capitis, splenius cervicus, semispinalis capitis, and longissimus capitis
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What are the 2 major muscle groupings responsible for the movement of vertebral column?
erector spinae muscle group and transversospinalis muscle group
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What is the function of the erector spinae muscle group?
maintain posture and help you stand erect
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Bilateral contraction of the erector spinae muscle group causes the vertebral column to what?
extend
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Unilateral contraction of the erector spinae muscle group causes the vertebral column to what?
flexes laterally
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What is the function of the transversospinalis muscle group?
connect and stabilize vertebrae
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3 groups of the erector spinae muscles are
iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis
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What are the muscles of the transversospinalis?
motifides, rotatores, and semispinalis
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Function of rotatores
extend and rotate vertebral column
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Bilateral contraction of semispinalis results in
extension of vertebral column
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Unilateral contraction of semispinalis results in
lateral flexion of vertebral column
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What are the muscles involved in inhalation and exhalation?
Diaphragm, external intercostalis, serratus posterior superior, internal intercostalis, serratus posterior inferior, transverse thoracis
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Function of the Diaphragm
physically separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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which muscles elevate ribs during inhalation?
external intercostalis and serratus posterior superior
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which muscle depresses ribs during exhalation
serratus posterior inferior and transverse thoacis
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muscle that depresses ribs during forced exhalation
internal intercostals
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What is the function of the caval opening of the diaphragm?
allow for passage of vena cava
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What is the function of the aortic opening (hiatus) of the diaphragm?
location where aorta passes through diaphragm
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What is the function of the esophageal opening of the diaphragm?
where esophagus passes through diaphragm
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What are the 4 muscles of the abdominal wall?
external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, abdominis rectus
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What are the functions of the 4 anterolateral muscles (abdominal wall)?
compress and hold abdominal organs in place
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The 3 layers of muscle of the pelvic floor is known as
pelvic diaphragm
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What are the functions of the pelvic diaphragm?
control of defecation, control of urination, and reproductive processes (erection, ejaculation)
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What is the perineum?
diamond-shaped region between lower extremities
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2 triangles that the perineum is composed of
urogenital ad anal triangle
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What does the urogenital triangle contain
external genitalia and urethra
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Where is the urogenital triangle located?
anteriorly
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What does the anal triangle contain?
the anus

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