Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
how many neck muscles are there?
|
6 in total
|
|
|
sternocleidomastoid
|
*neck muscle flexes the neck
|
|
|
trapezius
|
*neck muscle extends the neck
|
|
|
muscle extends the neck -
|
trapezius
|
|
|
muscle flexes the neck -
|
sternocleidomastoid
|
|
|
neck muscles
|
- support and move head
|
|
|
neck muscles are also associated with what 2 structures in neck region?
|
hyoid bone and larynx
|
|
|
hyoid bone (n)
|
*u-shaped bone at base of tongue that
supports muscles of tongue |
|
|
neck muscle made up of muscle and cartilage
|
- larynx
|
|
|
neck muscle that guards the entrance to trachea
|
- larynx
|
|
|
voicebox equals
|
*larynx
|
|
|
digastric (adj) *
|
neck muscle that helps to lower the jaw
and indirectly moves the tongue |
|
|
neck muscle that helps to lower jaw and indirectly moves
tongue |
- diagstric
|
|
|
hyoglossus (n)
|
*retracts and pulls down the side of tongue
|
|
|
neck muscle that retracts and pulls down side of tongue
|
hyoglossus
|
|
|
omohyoid (n) & sternohyoid
|
*depresses the hyoid bone
|
|
|
neck muscles that depresses the hyoid bone
|
- sternohyoid & omohyoid
|
