ACTIVITY 1

PAREJA, Austine Dave F. - Activity 1

PAREJA, Austine Dave F. - Activity 1

by Austine Dave Pareja -
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1. Name: Platysma

Origin: Fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscles

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

Action: depresses mandible; draws outer part of the lower lip inferiorly and posteriorly or pouting 

 

2. Name: Mentalis

Origin: Mandible

Insertion: Skin of the chin

Action: elevates and protrudes lower lip and pulls the skin of chin up

 

3. Name: Orbicular Oris

Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding the opening of the mouth

Insertion: Skin at the corner of the mouth

Action: closes and protrudes lips as in kissing; compresses lips against teeth; and shapes lips during speech

 

4. Name: Corrugator supercilii

Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of the frontal bone

Insertion: Skin of eyebrows

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

 

5. Name: Orbicularis oculi

Origin: the medial wall of the orbit

Insertion: circular path around the orbit

Action: closes eye

 

6. Name: Occipitofrontalis (Frontal Belly)

Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis

Insertion: Skin superior to supraorbital margin

Action: draws the scalp anteriorly, raises the eyebrows, and creates horizontal wrinkles on the forehead

 

Reference: 

Tortora, & Derrickson. (2012). Chapter 11: The Muscular System. In Principles of anatomy and physiology (13th ed.)