Set: Comparative Anatomy - Cat - Muscles - Neck/Head - Superficial

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Term Definition
Sternomastoid Origin - Manubrium of sternum. Insertion - Lambroidal ridge of skull. Action - Turns head.
Sternohyoid Origin - First costal cartilage. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Draws hyoid posteriorly.
Digastric Origin - Occipital bone of skull. Insertion - Ventral border of mandible. Action - Depresses lower jaw.
Mylohyoid Origin - Inner surface of mandible. Insertion - Median raphe. Action - Raises floor of mouth.
Stylohyoid Origin - Stylohyal bone of hyoid. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Raises hyoid.
Masseter Origin - Zygomatic arch. Insertion - Mandible. Action - Elevates mandible.
Temporalis Origin - Surface of temporal fossa. Insertion - Coronoid process of mandible. Action - Elevates mandible.

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Creator Rcswed
Created April 2, 2008
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Tags dissection, muscles, anatomy
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  1. Mylohyoid → Origin - Inner surface of mandible. Insertion - Median raphe. Action - Raises floor of mouth. - 3 misses
  2. Sternomastoid → Origin - Manubrium of sternum. Insertion - Lambroidal ridge of skull. Action - Turns head. - 2 misses
  3. Sternohyoid → Origin - First costal cartilage. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Draws hyoid posteriorly. - 2 misses
  4. Masseter → Origin - Zygomatic arch. Insertion - Mandible. Action - Elevates mandible. - 2 misses
  5. Digastric → Origin - Occipital bone of skull. Insertion - Ventral border of mandible. Action - Depresses lower jaw. - 1 miss
  6. Stylohyoid → Origin - Stylohyal bone of hyoid. Insertion - Body of hyoid. Action - Raises hyoid. - 1 miss
  7. Temporalis → Origin - Surface of temporal fossa. Insertion - Coronoid process of mandible. Action - Elevates mandible. - 1 miss