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Human anatomy exam 2
Axial muscle OIA
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Orbicularis oris
Orgin:
medial
planes of
maxillae
and mandible
Insertion:
Lips
Action: compresses and
protrudes
the
lops
Orbicularis oculi
Origin: medial orbital margin
Insertion: Skin around the orbit
Action:
Close eyelids
Buccinator
Origin:
alveolar
processes of the
maxillae
and mandible
Insertion: Corner of the
mouth
Action:
Compresses
cheeks
Masseter
Origin:
zygomatic arch
Insertion:
ramus
of mandible
Action:
Elevates
mandible
frontalalis
Origin:
epicranial
aponeurosis
Insertion: Skin of
forehead
and
eyebrows
Action: elevates
eyebrows
and
scalp
Zygomaticus major
Origin
:
Zygomatic bone
Insertion
:
Corner of the mouth
Action:
elevates corner
of
the mouth
Temporalis
Origin: Parietal,
temporal
,
frontal
, occipital bones
Insertion:
Coronoid
process of mandible
Action:
Elevates
mandible
Platysma
Origin: deep
fascia
over
pectoralis
major and deltoid
Insertion: body of
mandible
and angle of the
mouth
Action:
depresses
mandible,
tenses
neck
Sternohyoid
Origin:
Manubrium
and
clavicle
Insertion:
hyoid
bone
Action:
depresses
hyoid
Omohyoid
Origin:
Superior
border of
scapula
Insertion:
Hyoid
bone
Action:
Depresses
hyoid
Digastic anterior belly
Origin: From inferior surface of mandible at chin
Insertion: Hyoid bone
Action: Depresses mandible
Digastric posterior belly
Origin: From
mastoid
process of
temporal
bone
Insertion:
Hyoid
bone
Action:
Elevates
hyoid
Genioglossius
Origin:
Medial
surface of
mandible
around chin
Insertion: Body of
tongue
,
hyoid
bone
Action: Move the
tongue
Semispinalis capitis
Origin: Processes of
lower cervical
and
upper thoracic
vertebrae
Insertion:
Occipital
bone
Action:
Extends neck
Geniohyoid
Origin:
Medial
surface of
mandible
at chin
Insertion:
Hyoid
bone
Action:
Elevates
hyoid bone
Mylohyoid
Origin: Body of
mandible
Insertion:
Hyoid
bone
Action:
Elevates
hyoid
Scalenes
Origin:
Cervical vertebrae
Insertion:
First 2
ribs
Action:
Elevates
ribs;
flexes neck
Sternocleidomastoid
Origin:
Sternum
and
clavicle
Insertion:
Mastoid
process
Action:
Flexes neck
Erector spinae
Origin: Pelvic,
vertebral
,
rib
bones lower-to-mid back
Insertion:
Vertebral
and
rib
bones higher in the back
Action:
extends vertebral column
Quadratus Lumborum
Origin: On the
posterior ilia crest
insertion: on the
last rib
and the
transverse processes
of the first through fourth lumbar vertebrae
Action:
extends
vertebral column
External intercostals
Origin:
inferior
border of rib
above
Insertion:
Superior
border of rib
below
Action:
elevates
ribs
Internal intercostals
Origin:
superior
border of rib
below
Insertion:
inferior
border of rib
above
Action:
Depress
ribs
Diaphragm
Origin:
lumbar
vertebrae of spine
Insertion:
Lesser trochanter
of femur
Action:
expands thoracic
cavity
External abdominal oblique
origin: ribs
5-12
insertion:
iliac crest
and
pubic tubercle
Action:
flexes
and
rotates
verterbral column
internal abdominal oblique
origin:
iliac crest
,
inguinal ligament
Insertion:
ribs
10-12
Action:
flexes
and
rotates
vertebral column
Rectus
abdominis
Origin: Pubic
crest
Insertion: Xiphoid process of
sternum
and
costal
cartilages of ribs
Action:
Flexes
vertebral column and
rotates
pelvis
Transversus abdominals
Origin:
costal margin
, iliac crest,
thoracolumbar fascia
Insertion:
Xiphoid process
, lines alba,
pubic crest
Action:
Retracts abdominal wall
and
flexes vertebral column