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Homologous Muscles
muscle homologs and their actions for shark, necturus and cat
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
11/27/2011

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Term
raise floor of mouth/throat; depress lower jaw
Definition

Shark: intermandibularis

Necturus: intermandibularis

Cat: digastric, mylohyoid

Term
elevates pectoral girdle, raises head
Definition

Shark: cucullaris

Necturus: cucullaris

Cat: sternomastoid, acromio-, spino- and clavotrapezius

Term
flexes body laterally and dorsally
Definition

shark: epaxial musculature

necturus: dorsalis trunci

cat: n/a

Term
flexes trunk ventrally, compresses abdominal viscera
Definition

shark: hypaxial musculature

necturus:rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis

cat: rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis

Term
extends/elevates forelimb(fin)
Definition

shark: pectoral extensor

necturus: latissimus dorsi, dorsalis scapulae, triceps brachii, procoracohumeralis

cat: latissimus dorsi, acromiodeltoid, spinodeltoid, triceps brachii, epitrochlearis, clavobrachialis

Term
depresses (adducts) forelimb (fin)
Definition

s: pectoral flexor

 

n: supracorocoideus, pectoralis, humeroantebrachialis, coracobrachialis

 

c: pectoralis, biceps brachii, pectoantebrachialis, xiphihumeralis

Term
elevates lower jaw
Definition

s: spiracularis, adductor mandibulae, preorbitalis

 

n: levator mandibulae (anterior and externus)

 

c: [not part of the requirements, but] masseter, temporalis, pterygoids, tensor veli palati and tensor tympani

Term
elevates floor of throat/ compresses gill pouches
Definition

s: interhyoideus

 

n: interhyoideus

 

c: digastric, facial muscles

Term
opens mouth
Definition

S: coracoarcual, coracohyoid

 

N: rectus cervicis

 

C: sterno-, omo- and thyrohyoid [also not required to know]

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