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Uindy Axial Muscles
Uindy Anatomy 103 Axial muscles
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Location : Circular M around eyelid Action : Squint, Close eyes | Orbicularis Oculi |
| Location: Circular M around mouth Action: pucker lips | Orbicularis Oris |
| Location: Muscle within cheeks Action: tighten skin of cheeks | Buccinator |
| Location: Thin M beneath skin on the anterior neck Action: Tightening skin on anterior of neck, frowning | Platysma |
| Location: Frontal belly located beneath skin of forehead; Occipital belly located under skin on back of head Action: Raise eyebrows, wrinkle forehead | Epicranius; aka occipitofrontalis |
| Attachments: Cranium to mandible (pulls mandible superiorly to cranium) Location: side of head Action: aids in closing the jaw | Temporalis |
| Attachments: Zygomatic arch to mandible (pulls mandible superiorly to zygomatic arch) Location: Side of face Action: Helps with closing the jaw | Masseter |
| Location: sternum and clavicle to mastoid process of temporal bone Action: Flexion, Lateral Flexion, Rotation (flexes and rotates the head) | Sternocleidomastoid |
| Attachments: fibers run from ilium to ribs Location: most lateral (outermost) muscle of the Erector Spinae group in the deep back Action: helps extend and straighten the spine | Iliocostalis |
| Attachments: Fibers run from sacrum to ribs and vertebrae Location: longest, thickest, and most central muscle in the erector spinae group Action: helps extend and straighten the spine | Longissmus |
| Attachments: Fibers run from L vertebrae to T&C vertebrea Location: the most medial (innermost) column of the Erector Spinae Muscles group Action: helps extend and straighten the spine | Spinalis |
| Location: the largest and most superficial (outermost) flat muscle of the anterolateral abdominal wall Action: adds strength to the abdominal wall looks like: \\\\ - . - //// | External Abdominal Oblique |
| Location: a broad thin muscular sheet found on the lateral side of the abdomen. Action: adds strength to the abdominal wall Looks like: //// - . - \\\\ | Internal Abdominal Oblique |
| Location: deepest muscle in the abdominal wall Action: Aids in compressing the abdominal contents Looks Like: == - . - === | Transverse Abdominis |
| Location: Fibers run straight up and down along the midline of the abdominal wall Action: Flexes the trunk Looks Like: ||| - . - ||| | Rectus Abdominis |
| Location: sits in the intercostal space of the ribs, most superficial layer Action: Elevates ribs during inhalation Looks like: \\\\ - . - //// | External Intercostal |
| Location: sits in the intercostal space of the ribs, deep layer Action: Depresses ribs during inhalation Looks like: /// - . - \\\ | Internal Intercostal |
| Location: Deepest layer of the intercostals Action: Depresses ribs during inhalation Looks like: /// - . - \\\ | Innermost Intercostal |
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