Head and Neck Muscles
This muscle is responsible for wiggling the ear.
Auricularis Superior
This section of the vertebral column is capable of the most movement.
Cervical spine
This is the insertion of the masseter.
Angle and ramus of the mandible
This occurs to the ribs during deep exhalation.
Depression (moving downward)
This type of joint connects the cranial bones.
Fibrous (suture) joint
This muscle is considered the strongest in the human body relative to its size.
Masseter
These muscles are the most superficial of the spine.
Erector Spinae
This is the origin of the diaphragm.
Inner surfaces of the lower six ribs, the L1-L3 vertebrae, and the xiphoid process
These are the two primary actions of the temporalis.
Elevation and retraction of the mandible
This bony landmark of the temporal bone should be explored with caution.
Styloid process
To locate the suprahyoids, a therapist should give the client this specific direction.
Press the tongue to the roof of the mouth
This specific movement will lengthen the fibers of the external oblique on the right side of the body.
Rotation to the right
This is the origin of the serratus posterior superior.
This muscle is responsible for the protraction of the mandible.
Lateral Pterygoid
To avoid the erector spinae, you should be this far from the spinous processes.
2 inches
To locate this specific artery, you should position your finger just anterior to the masseter muscle at the level of the mandible.
Facial artery
This muscle originates at the posterior iliac crest.
Quadratus Lumborum
These are the insertion points for the longissimus.
Transverse processes of upper Thoracic spine and mastoid process
This is the primary action of the spinalis.
Extension of the vertebral column
If you feel superficial, angular fibers lateral to the edge of the rectus abdominis, you are palpating this muscle.
External oblique
These are the specific insertion points for the longus capitis.
Inferior surface of the occiput
This landmark is typically horizontal to the inferior angle of the scapula.
T7
This is the origin of the rectus capitis posterior minor.
Tubercle of the posterior arch of atlas (C1)
This movement lengthens the fibers of the multifidi.
Rotation to the same side.
This structure lies directly underneath the thoracolumbar fascia.
Erector Spinae