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Articulations and Muscles of the Head
Muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2021
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[image] green
 Definition
sternocleidomastoid muscle
Term
sternocleidomastoid muscle origin
 Definition
sternum and clavicle
Term
sternocleidomastoid muscle insertion
 Definition
Mastoid process
Term
sternocleidomastoid muscle action
 Definition
flexes head and pulls it to opposite side
Term
[image] green
 Definition
masseter muscle
Term
masseter muscle origin
 Definition
zygomatic arch
Term
masseter muscle insertion
 Definition
ramus of mandible
Term
masseter muscle action
 Definition
raises mandible
Term
[image] green
 Definition
temporalis muscle
Term
temporalis muscle insertion
 Definition
Coronoid process of mandible
Term
temporalis muscle action
 Definition
raises mandible
Term
[image] green
 Definition
frontalis muscle
Term
frontalis muscle action
 Definition
raises eyebrows
Term
[image] green
 Definition
orbicularis occuli
Term
orbicularis oculi action
 Definition
closes eye
Term
[image] green
 Definition
orbicularis oris
Term
orbicularis oris action
 Definition
closes and pushes out lips
Term
[image] red
 Definition
buccinator muscle
Term
buccinator action
 Definition
compresses cheeks
Term
[image] blue
 Definition
ligamentum teres
Term
[image] red
 Definition
acetabular labrum
Term
[image] green
 Definition
anular ligament
Term
[image] blue
 Definition
anterior cruciate ligament
Term
[image] yellow
 Definition
posterior cruciate ligament
Term
[image] red
 Definition
lateral menisci
Term
[image] purple
 Definition
medial menisci
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origin means
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where muscle starts
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insertion means
 Definition
where muscle connects
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action means
 Definition
what muscle does
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