ACTIVITY 1

VILLAS, Hannah Monica V. - Activity 1

VILLAS, Hannah Monica V. - Activity 1

by Hannah Monica Villas -
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1. 

Muscles: Platysma

Origin: Fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscles

Insertion: Mandible, blends with muscles around angle of mouth, and skin of lower face

Action: Depression of mandible, tension of skin of the inferior neck and face

 

2. 

Muscles: Mentalis

Origin: Mandible

Insertion: Skin of chin

Action: Elevates skin of chin and elevates and protrudes lower lip

 

3.

Muscles: Orbicularis oris

Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth

Insertion: Mucous membrane of lips

Action: Closes and protrudes lips during kissing or resists distension when blowing

 

4. 

Muscles: Corrugator supercilii

Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone

Insertion: Skin of eyebrow

Action: Draws eyebrow inferiorly and wrinkles skin of forehead vertically as in frowning

 

5. 

Muscles: Orbicularis oculi

Origin: Medial wall of orbit

Insertion: Circular path around orbit

Action: Closes eye

 

6. 

Muscles: Occipitofrontalis

Origin: Occipital belly: occipital bone, frontal belly: epicranial aponeurosis

Insertion: Frontal belly: Skin superior to supraorbital margin. Occipital belly: Epicranial aponeurosis

Action: Frontal belly: Draws scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrows, Occipital belly: Draws scalp posteriorly

 

References:

Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. H. (2018). Principles of anatomy and physiology. John Wiley & Sons