MUSCLES HEAD AND NECK

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TEMPORALIS
- O: temporal fossa
- I: coranoid process of mandible
- A: closes jaw
DIGASTRIC
- O: mandible and mastoid process of temporal bone
- I: hyoid
- A: open mouth, depress mandible
MYLOHYOID
- O: mandible
- I: hyoid
- A: elevates hyoid bone
STERNOHYOID
- O: manubrium of sternum and clavicle
- I: hyoid bone
- A: depress larynx and hyoid
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID
- O: manubrium of sternum and clavicle
- I: mastoid process of temporal bone and occipital bone
- A: flexes and laterally rotates head
SPLENIUS
- O: spinous process of vertebrae
- I: mastoid process of temporal bone and occipital bone
- A: extend/hyperextend head
SCALENES
- O: transverse process of cervical vertebrae
- I: ribs
- A: elevate first two ribs
EPICRANIUS
- FRONTAL BELLY O: galea aponeurotica
- I: eyebrows and root of nose
- A: lift eyebrows
- OCCIPITAL BELLY
- O: occipital and temporal bones
- I: galea aponeurotica
- A: pulls scalp posteriorly
ORBICULARIS OCCULI
- O: frontal and maxilla
- I: tissue of eyelids
- A: closes eye
ZYGOMATICUS
- O: zygomatic bone
- I: skin and muscle at corners of mouth
- A: riases lateral corners of mouth upward (smiling)
DEPRESSOR LABII INFERIORIS
- O: mandible
- I: skin and muscle of lower lip
- A: draws lower lip inferiorly
RISORIUS
- O: fascia of masseter
- I: skin at angles of the mouth
- A: pulls corner of lips laterally
LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS
- O: zygomatic bone and maxialla
- I: skin and muscle of upper lip
- A: opens lips
ORBICULARIS ORIS
- O: maxilla and mandible
- I: encirlces mouth
- A: closes lips
MENTALIS
- O: mandible
- I: skin at chin
- A: wrinkles chin
BUCCINATOR
- O: maxilla and mandible
- I: orbicularis oris
- A: compresses cheek
PLATYSMA
- O: fascia of chest
- I: mandible
- A: tense skin of neck
MASSETER
- O: zygomatic arch and zygomatic bone
- I: ramus of mandible
- A: closes jaw (PRIME MOVER)

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MUSCLES HEAD AND NECK

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Muscles (Head and Neck)

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2011-11-06T20:33:28Z

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