Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Question

Frontalis (Epicranius) Origin Insertion Action
click to flip
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't know

Question

Masseter Origin Insertion Action
Remaining cards (7)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Superficial muscles

head

QuestionAnswer
Frontalis (Epicranius) Origin Insertion Action Epicranial aponeurosis Skin of eybrow and bridge of nose Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead
Masseter Origin Insertion Action zygomatic arch and maxilla coronoid process and ramus of mandible chewing motion by contraction
Buccinator Origin Insertion Action Maxillary bone and mandible Blends into fibers of orbicularis oris Compress checks
Zygomaticus Major Origin Insertion Action anterior of zygomatic modiolus of mouth raises the corners of the mouth when a person smiles
Zygomaticus Minor Origin Insertion Action zygomatic bone malar bone and continues with orbicularis oculi on the lateral face of the Levator labii superioris and then inserts into the outer part of the upper lip draws the upper lip backward, upward, and outward skin of the upper lip
Orbicularis Oculi Origin Insertion Action Medial margin of orbit Skin around eyelids Closes eye
Orbicularis Oris Origin Insertion Action Maxillary bone and mandible Lips Compresses, purses lips
Occipitalis Origin Insertion Action Occipital bone Epciranial aponeurosis Tense and retracts scalp
Created by: asp817
Popular Anatomy sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards