muscular system Flashcards
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smooth muscle tissue
visceral, contribute to wall of organ and blood vessel
cardiac muscle tissue
visceral, in heart
skeletal muscle tissue
somatic, muscles that attach to bone, skin and move the body
what muscle ?

Orbicularis oculi:
in eyelids, contraction closes eyelids
what muscle ?

Nasalis:
attached to cartilage of the nose
flres nostrils
what muscle ?

orbicularis oris
around skin of oral fissure
purses lips
what muscle?

frontal belly
raises eyebrows
(part of scalp muscles and epicranium)
what muscle?

epicranial aponeurosis
flat tendon
(part of the scalp muscles and epicranium)
what muscle?

occipital belly
(part of scalp muscle and epicranium)
what nerves innervates scalp and face
CN VII
facial nerve
what muscle?

temporalis
- arises from temporal fossa
- inserts to ramus (coronoid process) of mandible
- elevates mandible
what muscle?

Masseter
- arises from zygomatic arch
- inserts to lateral surface of the ramus of mandible
- elevates mandible and clenches teeth
what muscle?

lateral pterygoid
- arises from sphenoid bone
- inserts to condyle(neck) of mandible and articular disc of TMJ
- protrude and moves mandible side to side, helps open mouth
what muscle?

Medial pterygoid
- arises: sphenoid bone
- inserts: medial surface of ramus of mandible
- elevates mandible, move it side to side
what are both the lateral and medial pterygoid in charge of?
contralateral deviation of the mandible
- side to side movement
what nerves innervate muscles of mastication ?
CN V: trigeminal
V3 of trigeminal
what muscles?

extraocular muscles
what muscle?

levator pelpebrae susperioris
(elevate eyelid superior)
what nerves innervate the extraocular muscles
CN III, IV, VI
oculomotor, trochlear, abducent
what muscles?

laryngeal elevators
- longtitudinal muscles
- shorten pharynx and elevate larynx
what muscles?

Pharyngeal constrictors
- encircle pharynx (circular muscles)
what nerves innervate the pharyngeal muscles (inner longitudinal and outer circular)
all supported by CN X (vagus) except stylopharyngeus
what muscle?

palatal muscles
- arises: base of cranium ; inserts: soft palate
- arises: soft palte ; inserts: pharynx/tongue
1 elevates and stretches soft palate
2 depresses soft palate
what nerves innervate the soft palate?
all CN X (vagus) excpet tensor veli palatini
(pulls membrane palate)

























































