Muscle Quiz 1 Flashcards
Raises eyebrows (wrinkles forehead)
Frontalis
Retracts scalp
Occipitalis
Closes jaw (elevated mandible)
Masseter
Closes jaw (elevate mandible)
Temporalis
Blinks and closes eyes
Orbicularis oculi
Closes mouth and protrudes lips
Orbicularis oris
Raises corners of mouth (smile)
Zygomaticus
Retracts cheeks from teeth when mouth is closing to prevent biting cheek
Buccinator
Rotates head, flexes neck
Sternocleidomastoid
Extends and flexes neck
Trapezius
Draws lower lip and angle of mouth downward (horror or surprise)
Platysma
Adducts and flexes hormones
Pectoralis major
Abducts arms
Deltoid
Flexes vertebral column (used during defecation, child birth, and breathing, 6 pack)
Rectus abdominis
Flexes and rotates vertebral column
External oblique