Hard to remember muscles of the head and neck

Question 1

what is the yellow muscle

Answer 1

geniohyoid

Question 2

what is the blue muscle

Answer 2

genioglossus- main muscle of tongue

Question 3

what is the green muscle

Answer 3

hyoglossus

Question 4

what is the purple muscle

Answer 4

styloglossus

Question 5

whats the light blue muscle
1. what group does it belong to

2. action
3. innervation

Answer 5

geniohyoid
1. suprahyoid

2. Actions: Depresses the mandible and elevates the hyoid bone.
3. Innervation: C1 nerve roots that run within the hypoglossal nerve.

Question 6

whats the light orange muscle
1. what group does it belong to

2. action
3. innervation

Answer 6

digastric
1. suprahyoid

2. Actions: Depresses the mandible and elevates the hyoid bone.
3. Innervation:
   anterior belly-branch of the mandibular nerve
   posterior belly- branch of the facial nerve

Question 7

whats the light green muscle
1. what group does it belong to

2. action
3. innervation

Answer 7

mylohyoid
1. suprahyoid

2. Actions: Elevates the hyoid bone and the floor of the mouth.
3. Innervation: branch of the mandibular nerve

Question 8

whats the yellow muscle
1. what group does it belong to

2. actions
3. innervation

Answer 8

stylohyoid
1. suprahyoid

2. Actions: Initiates a swallowing action by pulling the hyoid bone in a posterior and superior direction.
3. Innervation: branch of the facial nerve (CN VII)

Question 9

whats the grey muscle

Answer 9

thyrohyoid

Question 10

whats the dark green muscle
1. what muscle group does it belong to

2. actions
3. innervation

Answer 10

omohyoid
1. infrahyoid

2. Actions: Depresses the hyoid bone.
3. Innervation: Anterior rami of C1-C3

Question 11

whats the dark blue muscle
1. what muscle group does it belong to

2. actions
3. innervation

Answer 11

sternohyoid
1. infrahyoid

2. Actions: Depresses the hyoid bone.
3. Innervation: Anterior rami of C1-C3

Question 12

whats the dark red muscle
1. what muscle group does it belong to

2. actions
3. innervation

Answer 12

sternothyroid
1. infrahyoids

2. Actions: Depresses the thyroid cartilage.
3. Innervation: Anterior rami of C1-C3

Question 13

whats the red thing

Answer 13

hyoid bone

Question 14

whats the pink muscle

Answer 14

styloglossus

Question 15

what’s the pink muscle

Answer 15

temporalis

Question 16

whats the light brown muscle

Answer 16

occipital frontalis- occipital portion

Question 17

whats the light grey muscle

Answer 17

masseter

Question 18

whats the purple muscle

Answer 18

sternoclydomastoid

Question 19

whats the dark blue muscle

Answer 19

trapezius

Question 20

whats the green muscle

Answer 20

obicularis ORIS

oris- ORAL- lips

Question 21

whats the yellow muscle

Answer 21

buccinator

Question 22

whats the orange muscle

Answer 22

zygomaticus major

Question 23

whats the bright red muscle

Answer 23

zygomaticus minor

Question 24

whats the dark grey muscle

Answer 24

obicularis oculi

Question 25

whats the black muscle

Answer 25

occipitofrontalis- frontal portion

Question 26

whats the bright red muscle

Answer 26

lateral pterygoid- sits laterally- across

Question 27

whats the dark red muscle

Answer 27

medial pterygoid

Question 28

whats the blue muscle

Answer 28

massater (most has been chopped to see the pterygoids)

Question 29

whats the pink muscle

Answer 29

temporalis

Question 30

innervation to the infrahyoids and what do they all do

Answer 30

ant rami of C1-3 EXCEPT THYROHYOID- Anterior ramus of C1, carried within the hypoglossal nerve DEPRESS either hyoid of thyroid

Question 31

4 suprahyoid muscles

Answer 31

stylohyoid geniohyoid mylohyoid digastric

Question 32

innervation of suprehyoids

Answer 32

1. genio- hypoglossal 2. mylo-inf alveolar 3a) ant belly of digastric- inf alveolar 3b) post belly of digastric- facial 4. stylo- facial