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Muscular System: The Axial

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Axial musculature   arises from and inserts onto the Axial Skelton. Positions head and vertebral column. Moves ribs- assists in breathing. 60% of skeletal muscle.  
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Appendicular musculature   Stablizes components of appendicular skeleton- moves components of it.  
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Muscles of head and neck   Groups of axial musculature muscles  
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Muscles of vertebral column   Groups of axial musculature muscles  
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Muscles of abdominal wall   Groups of axial musculature muscles  
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Muscles of pelvic floor   Groups of axial musculature muscles  
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Muscles of facial expression   orbicularis occuli, buccinator, orbicularis oris  
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Origin of Orbicularis occuli   Medial margin of orbit  
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Insertion Orbicularis occuli   Skin around eyelids  
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Action Orbicularis occuli   Closes eyes  
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Innervation Orbicularis occuli   Facial Nerve (N VII)  
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Origin Buccinator   Alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible  
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Insertion Buccinator   Blends into fibers of orbicularis oris  
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Action Buccinator   Compresses cheeks  
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Innervation Buccinator   Facial Nerve (N VII)  
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Origin Orbicularis Oris   Maxilla and Mandible  
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Insertion Orbicularis Oris   Lips  
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Action Orbicularis Oris   Compresses, purses lips  
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Innervation Orbicularis Oris   Facial Nerve (N VII)  
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Muscles of Mastication   Acts on mandible- Masseter muscle, temporalis muscle, pterygoid muscle  
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Mastication muscles that Open AND Close mouth   Pteryoid muscles. Lateral- OPENS. Medial- CLOSES.  
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Muscles of mastication that closes mouth   Temporalis Muscle & Masseter Muscle  
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