Most superficial facial muscle with 2 heads
What is the Massetter
Temporalis, masseter, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid
What are the four muscles of mastication?
Group of muscles that include genioglossus, hyoglossus, styloglossus, and palatoglossus
What is extrinsic tongue muscles?
Muscles of the pharynx aid in what action
What is swallowing
The hyoid muscles are divided into how many groups?
What is 2
Nerve innervation of the muscles of facial expression
What is cranial nerve VII, facial nerve?
The only muscle of mastication that opens the jaw.
What is lateral pterygoid muscle?
Which muscle's main action is "sticking" the tongue out.
What is genioglossus
These muscles are involved in swallowing and move food from the mouth to the esophagus (general group name).
Pharyngeal muscles
This muscle forms the floor of the mouth, aids in depression the mandible, and its nerve supply comes from the 5th cranial nerve.
What is the Mylohyoid?
What is the insertion for the SCM muscle
What is the mastoid process
Nerve innervation of the muscles of mastication
What is cranial nerve V, the trigeminal nerve?
The professional term for " tongue tied"
What is ankoglossia?
This muscle tenses the soft palate and opens the auditory tube.
Tensor veli palatini
This muscle originates from the sternum and pull the hyoid bone down.
What is the sternohyoid muscle?
Muscle of facial expression that closes the eyelids
What is Orbicularis Oculi?
The most powerful muscle of mastication; elevates the mandible; closes the mouth and originates from the zygomatic arch
What is the Masseter Muscle
Which cranial nerve innervates all the muscles of the tongue?
Cranial Nerve XII- Hypoglossal
Which muscle elevates the soft palate during swallowing and yawning?
Levator veli palatini
This suprahyoid muscle originates from the genial tubercle at the lingual midline of the mandible.
What is the geniohyoid?
Action for the trapezius muscle
Lift the clavicle and shoulder shrug
Muscles of mastication that are responsible for the movement of elevation: there are 3.
What is temporalis, masseter, and medial pterygoid?
Muscle of the tongue that moves superior and posterior
What is Styloglossus
Muscles that contricts wall of pharynx during swallowing
What is superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal constrictors?
This muscle lifts the thyroid cartilage and helps depress the hyoid bone.
What is the Thyrohyoid Muscle?