Test 2- Muscles Flashcards
(136 cards)
What are the muscles of facial expression?
1 Orbicularis Oris 2 Orbicularis Oculi 3 Zygomaticus 4 Risorius 5 Buccinator 6 Platysma 7 Frontalis 8 Occipitalis
Which muscle closes and protrudes lips?
orbicularis oris
Which muscles closes eyelids?
Orbicularis oculi
What is the smile muscle?
Zygomaticus
What is the antagonist of the zygomaticus?
Patysma
Which muscle draws the mouth laterally?
Risorius
Which muscle blows and sucks?
Buccinator
Which muscle raises the eyebrows and draws the scalp foreword?
Frontalis
Which muscle draws the scalp backward?
Occipitalis
What is the antagonist of the Frontalis?
The occipitalis
“Elevating the mandible”
Closes the mouth
Which muscles closes the mouth?
Masseter and temporalis
“Depresses the mandible”
Opens mouth
Which muscles depress the mandible?
Digastric
Which muscle elevates the hyoid and the larynx?
Digastric
What is the origin of the masseter?
Zygomatic bone
What is the insertion of the masseter?
The ramus of the mandible
What are the muscles that allow us to chew?
Masseter, temporalis, and digastric
Which muscles move the head?
sternocleidomastoid Splenius capitus
What muscle(s) are responsible for the flexion of the head?
Sternocleidomastoid
What muscle(s) are responsible for extension and hyper extension of the head?
Splenius capitus
What muscle(s) are responsible for rotation of the head to the L?
the R sternocleidomastoid and L splenius capitus
What muscle(s) are responsible for rotation of the head to the R?
The L sternocleidomastoid and R splenius capitus
What is the origin of the sternocleidomastoid?
Sternum and clavicle























