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Exam 2
Muscles of Head, Neck, Trunk
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/09/2009

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Epicranius
Definition
Two mucles and an aponeurosis (galea aponeurotica)
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Frontalis
Definition
elevates eyebrows and wrinkles forehead
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Occipitalis
Definition
draws scalp backward
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Orbicularis Oculi
Definition
closes the eye (wink, blink)
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Orbicularis Oris
Definition
closes and puckers lips
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Zygomaticus Major
Definition
elevates corner of mouth (smile)
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Depressor Anguli Oris
Definition
depresses corner of mouth (frown)
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Buccinator
Definition
pulls cheeks against teeth when chewing
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Platysma
Definition
tenses skin of neck, and depresses lower lip
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Masseter
Definition
elevates mandible
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Temporalis
Definition
elevates and retracts mandible
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Medial and Lateral Pterygoids
Definition
elevates, protracts, and moves mandible side to side (grinding motion)
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Genioglossus
Definition
protracts and depresses tongue
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Styloglossus
Definition
retracts and elevates tongue
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Hyoglossus
Definition
depresses sids of tongue
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Lateral Neck Muscle -- Sternocleidomastoid
Definition
each rotates head to one side, together: flex the neck
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Posterior Neck Muscle -- Splenius Capitus
Definition
each rotates head to one side, together: extend the head
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Anterior Neck Muscles - Suprahyoid Muscles -- Digastric
Definition
elevates hyoid and depresses mandible
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Suprahyoid Muscles -- Stylohyoid
Definition
elevates hyoid
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Suprahyoid Muscles -- Mylohyoid
Definition
elevates hyoid and floor of mouth
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Suprahyoid Muscles -- Geniohyoid
Definition
elevates hyoid -- can have some action on mandible, but primary action on hyoid
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Infrahyoid Muscles -- Sternohyoid
Definition
depresses hyoid
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Infrahyoid Muscles -- Omohyoid
Definition
depresses hyoid
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Infrahyoid Muscles -- Sternothryroid
Definition
depresses thyroid cartilage (swallowing)
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Anterior Neck Muscles -- Infrahyoid Muscles -- Thyrohyoid
Definition
depresses hyoid bone and raises thyroid cartilage
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Deep Back Muscles (Muscles of Vertebral Column) -- Quadratus Lumborum
Definition
extends lumbar vertebral column, unilaterally: each laterally flexes vertebral column
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Deep Back Muscles (Muscles of Vertebral Column) -- Erector Spine
Definition
extend the vertebral column
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Deep Back Muscles (Muscles of Vertebral Column) -- Erector Spine (consists of)
Definition
iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
Term
Deep Thorax Muscles -- Diaphragm
Definition
contraction pulls the central portion down, increasing vertical dimensions of thorax -- dome shape at base of ribocage
Term
Deep Thorax Muscles -- External Intercostals
Definition
elevate rib during inspiration
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Deep Thorax Muscles -- Internal Intercostals
Definition
depress ribs during expiration
Term
Deep Thorax Muscles -- Scalenes
Definition
elevates ribs during inspiration
Term
What muscles group (4) compress the abdominal contents and flex the vertebral column
Definition
external abdominal oblique, internal abdominal oblique, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis
Term
pelvis diaphragm or urogenital diaphragm
Definition
close inferior opening of pelvis, support the pelvis organs
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