muscles of face, head and neck
About this set
Created by:
djl1963 Plus on April 13, 2012
Classes:
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.
Order by
12 terms
Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Frontalis |   raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead |
| Occipitalis |  pulls scalp posteriorly |
| Orbicularis Oculi |  closes eye; produces winking, blinking, squinting ("blink" muscle) |
| Orbicularis oris |  Closes and protrudes lips; used in whistling and forming many letters during speech; the "kissing muscle" |
| Zygomaticus |  elevates corner of mouth; "smiling" muscle |
| Buccinator |  compresses cheek as in blowing sucking whistling; holds food between teeth during chewing |
| Platysma |  Draws down the lower lip and angles of the mouth; tenses skin of the neck; helps depress mandible |
| Masseter |  chewing muscle; closes mouth |
| Temporalis |  closes jaw, elevates and retracts mandible |
| Stylohyoid |  Elevates and retracts hyoid bone"swallow" |
| Sternocleidomastoid |  flexes neck; rotates head |
| Splenius capitus |  Extends head |
First Time Here?
Welcome to Quizlet, a fun, free place to study. Try these flashcards, find others to study, or make your own.