Muscles of the Head and Neck
This flashcard set features the muscles of the head and neck. I hope you find it helpful as you study muscle identification and their actions in lab. All muscle model photographs by Rob Swatski (2009-2010). Visit my iTunes U site for Anatomy podcasts and PDF files of all of my anatomy photo visual guides!
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| Draws back scalp, wrinkles forehead, raises eyebrows |  | |
| Elevates and protrudes lower lip; used in pouting |  | |
| Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting |  | |
| Closes and protrudes lips; used in whistling and forming many letters during speech; the "kissing muscle" |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth laterally; draws lips into the grinning expression |  | |
| Contraction of one side: laterally flexes neck, rotates head to opposite side; Contraction of both sides together: flexes neck |  | |
| Elevates and retracts mandible; assists in side to side movement of mandible |  | |
| Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm |  | |
| Draws angles of mouth downward and laterally when opening mouth; used in frowning |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth upward and outward; major muscle used in smiling and laughing |  | |
| Moves the ear |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth laterally; compresses cheek; used to create sucking action |  | |
| Elevates mandible when chewing and slightly protracts it |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth laterally; draws lips into the grinning expression |  | |
| Draws back scalp, wrinkles forehead |  | |
| Extends the head and rotates it to opposite side |  | |
| Extends and hyperextends the head; Contraction of only one side laterally flexes and rotates the head and neck |  | |
| Extends and hyperextends the head; Contraction of only one side laterally flexes and rotates the head and neck |  | |
| Elevates and retracts mandible; assists in side to side movement of mandible |  | |
| Elevates, depresses, retracts, and rotates the scapula; rotates the arm |  | |
| Draws back scalp, wrinkles forehead, raises eyebrows |  | |
| Elevates mandible when chewing and slightly protracts it |  | |
| Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting |  | |
| Closes and protrudes lips; used in whistling and forming many letters during speech; the "kissing muscle" |  | |
| Draws angles of mouth downward and laterally when opening mouth; used in frowning |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth upward and outward; major muscle used in smiling and laughing |  | |
| Draws down the lower lip and angles of the mouth; tenses skin of the neck; helps depress mandible |  | |
| Protracts and depresses tongue |  | |
| Retracts and elevates tongue |  | |
| Retracts and elevates the hyoid |  | |
| Contraction of one side: laterally flexes neck, rotates head to opposite side; Contraction of both sides together: flexes neck |  | |
| Draws angles of the mouth upward and outward; major muscle used in smiling and laughing |  |