Let's Face it.
This muscle is a powerful closer of the jaw and accounts for strength of bite when chewing:
masseter
The neck is divided into anterior & posterior triangles by the:
SCM
In a muscle group, the muscle that relaxes during a particular action is the:
antagonist
The insertion of the zygomaticus minor muscle is the:
upper lip
The term glossus means:
Which term is collective rectus capitis posterior major, rectus capitis posterior minor, oblique capitis inferior, and oblique capitis superior?
suboccipitals
Which muscles can entrap the brachial plexus and axillary artery? (causing TOS)
scalenes, pec minor
The muscles that protract & move the mandible from side to side and originate on the sphenoid bone are:
the pterygoids
Which muscle is called the pouting muscle?
Platysma
This muscle originates at the maxilla & “flares the nares”:
nasals
Which muscle is called the praying muscle because it bilateral contraction flexes the neck to bring the head down in a bow often used while praying?
SCM
This muscle originates from fascia over the deltoid & pectoralis major muscles:
platysma
The infrahyoid muscles depress the hyoid and therefore this indicates that they originate from:
below the hyoid
Which group of muscles originates on the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae & elevates ribs 1 & 2 during deep inhalation:
the scalenes
Which bone is rapidly elevating and depressing when someone raps words quickly?
mandible
Which muscle is the mirror image of Sternocleidomastoid?
splenius capitus
The action of zygomaticus major muscle is to:
draw the angle of the mouth superiorly & laterally, as seen in smiling
The brachial plexus and subclavian artery pass through a small gap between which two muscles in the anterior, lateral neck?
anterior and middle scalenes
Which of the following nerves innervate the muscles of mastication:
Trigeminal V
Which muscle is the strongest in the body relative to its size?
masseter
When palpating the sternocleidomastoid, the therapist must beware of the – (blood vessel)
Carotid artery
Which suboccipital muscle does not attach at the occiput?
oblique capitis inferior
Which muscle is located between the eyebrows?
procerus
Which group forms a wall of muscle along the underside of the jaw?
suprahyoids
Which muscle is mainly responsible for compressing the cheeks against the teeth while whistling or sucking a thick milkshake through a straw:
buccinator