HEAD MUSCLES Flashcards
Scalp, mouth, neck, eyes, eyebrows, mandible, tongue (38 cards)
Frontal Belly of the Occipitofrontalis
Draws scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrows. wrinkles forehead
Occipital Belly of the Occipitofrontalis
Draws scalp posteriorly
Orbicularis Oris
Closes + purses lips, compresses lips against teeth, shapes lips during speech
Zygomaticus Major
Draws angle of mouth superiorly + laterally (i.e. smiling)
Zygomaticus Minor
Raises (elevates) upper lip → exposes maxillary (upper) teeth
Levator Labii Superioris
Raises upper lip
Depressor Labii Inferioris
Depresses lower lip
Depressor Anguli Oris
Draws angle of mouth laterally + inferiorly (i.e. opening mouth)
Levator Anguli Oris
Draws angle of mouth lateral + superiorly
Buccinator
- Presses cheeks against teeth + lips (whistling, blowing, sucking)
- Draws corner of mouth laterally
- Assists in mastication (chewing) by keeping food b/w the teeth
Risorius
Draws angle of mouth laterally (grimacing)
Mentalis
Elevates + protrudes lower lip and pulls skin of chin up (pouting)
Platysma
- Draws outer part of lower lip inferiorly + posteriorly (i.e. pouting)
- Depresses mandible
Orbicularis oculi
Closes eye
Corrugator supercilii
Draws eyebrow inferiorly + wrinkles skin of forehead vertically (i.e. frowning)
What muscles are the fastest and most precisely controlled?
Extrinsic eye muscles
How many Extrinsic Eye muscles are there?
7 Extrinsic Eye Muscles
- 1 Levator Palpebrae Superioris (LPS)
- 4 Straight (recti) muscles
- 2 Oblique muscles
Which muscles DO NOT originate from the common tendinous ring?
- Levator Palpebrai Superioris
2. Inferior oblique muscle
Superior Rectus
- Moves eyeball superiorly (elev) + medially (addu)
- Rotates medially
Inferior Rectus
- Moves eyeball inferiorly (depr) + medially (addu)
- Rotates them laterally
Lateral Rectus
Moves eyeballs laterally (abdu)
Medial Rectus
Moves eyeballs medially (addu)
Superior Oblique
- Moves eyeballs inferiorly (depr) + laterally (abdu)
- Rotates them medially
Inferior Oblique
- Moves eyeball superiorly (elev) + laterally (abdu)
- Rotates them laterally