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THe action of the digastric muscle is to depress the mandible or evaluate the larynx
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What is the slender muscle that parallels the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Stylohyoid Muscle
What muscles has two bellies?
The digastric muscle, which is a small muscle located under the jaw.
Which muscles helps to open the mouth and depress the mandible?
lateral pterygoid, digastric, mylohyoid andgeniohyoid muscles
Where is the Digastric muscle located?
Is located under the jaw,it lies below the body of mandible, and extend in a curve form, from the Mastoid Process to the Symphysis Menti.Belongs to the Suprahyiod muscle group and helps activate the jaw for mastication and swallowing.
Which term best describes cardiac muscle?
that best describes cardiac muscle is multincieated
What muscle opens and closes your jaw?
Gravity plays a large part in opening the jaw, but there are muscles that help forcefully open your jaw. The most important of these is the digastric muscle, which connects from the mastoid process of the temporal bone to the hyoid bone, and then from the hyoid bone to the digastric fossa of the mandible.
What is the involuntary muscle action of alimentary canal?
The involuntary muscle action of the alimentary canal is called peristalsis. It uses this muscle action to move food through.
Which muscle characteristic describes the ability of muscle to respond to a stimulus?
Excitability
What muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle?
antagonist muscle
What part of speech describes the action?
An adverb describes the action. Verbs are action words; adverbs describe the action. In the example "he giggled uncontrollably" 'giggled' is the verb and 'uncontrollably' is the adverb because it describes the action of giggling.
Which of these phrases most aptly describes muscle insertion?
The phrase tendon attachment that moves most aptly describes muscle insertion. The trapezius muscle inserts on the acromion and scapular.
What would be some basis for the name of a muscle?
A muscle can be named based on a variaty of things: * Its origins and insertions, eg. the sternomastoid muscle has attachments at the sternum and the mastoid process of the skull. It may also be referred to as "sternocleidomastoid" in reference to its articulation with the clavicle. * Its action, eg. the levator scapulae muscle acts to raise ("levator") the shoulder blade ("scapulae") * Qualities of the muscle itself, eg. the digastric muscle is named for its two muscle masses/bellies. "Di-" referring to "two" and "-gastric" referring to "belly" * Historical/social reasons for naming, eg. the sartorius muscle's name literally means "tailor" and was so named because this muscle was particularly defined in these workers. This was because they often sat with one leg crossed over the other as they worked.
