Muscles of The Head and Neck

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Scalenus Anterior
Scalenus Medius
Scalenus Posterior

Sternomastoid (accessory CN XI)

  • arises from manubrium and medial part of clavicle
  • inserts into mastoid process and superior nuchal line of occipital bone
  • individually rotate head to opposite side
  • together protract head

Trapezius (accessory CN XI)

  • arises from external occipital protuberance, superior nuchal lines, nuchal ligament, spines of thoracic vertebrae
  • insert lateral third of clavicle, acrominon process, spine of scapula
  • upper fibres raise scapula
  • lower fibres rotate glenoid fossa upwards

Muscles of mastication (mandibular division of trgeminal CN V3)

  • masseter
    • arises from zygomatic arch
    • inserts into angle of jaw
    • closes jaw
  • temporalis
    • arises from temporal fossa and passes beneath zygomatic arch
    • inserts into coronoid process and anterior borser
    • closes jaw
    • retracts mandible
  • lateral pterygoid muscles
    • arise from lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid
    • insert in neck of mandible and articular disc
    • protract mandible
  • medial pterygoid muscles
    • medial aspect of lateral pterygoid plate of sphenoid
    • insert into medial aspect of angle of mandible
    • helps to close mouth
  • digastric
    • digastric fossa via intermediate tendon to hyoid
    • raise floor of mouth and hyoid bone.
    • anterior belly supplied by mandibular nerve
  • mylohyoid
    • mylohyoid lines of mandible to midline raphe between mandible and hyoid bone
    • provide mobile floor to mouth
    • raise hyoid bone

Facial Muscles (facial nerve CN VII)

  • frontalis
  • orbicularis oculi
  • levator labii superioris
  • levator anguli oris
  • buccniator
  • mentalis
  • orbicularis ori
  • depressor labii inferioris
  • depressor anguli oris
  • depressor septi
  • dilator naris
  • compressor naris
  • zygomaticus major
  • zygomaticus minor
  • procerus

Pharyngeal Muscles

  • superior constrictor
  • middle constrictor
  • inferior constrictor

 

 

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