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Does the sternomastoid muscle muscle control head movement?
The stenrocleidomastoid muscle bilaterally does neck extension, while unilaterally, they laterally flex the Neck to the same side of the muscle contracting, and rotates th neck to the contra lateral side. So if you rotate to the left, the right sternocleidomastoid muscle is working. The right stenrocleidomastoid will also cause right lateral flexion( side bending)
When you flex your arm muscle what happens?
The muscle in your arm contracts. The muscle on the other side of your arm, opposite from the side that you are flexing, stretches.
What is the function of the sternocleidomastiod muscle?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle, also known as sternomastoid and comonly abbreviated as SCM, is a paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It acts to flex and rotate the head.
Muscle used to raise you arm to shoulder level?
A muscle doesn't rotate the shoulder. The ligaments that connect your shoulder blade to your arm, to your rib cage all work in a ball and socket type of way allowing you to rotate your arm 360o.
What is located on the posterior side of the trachea and allows the esophagus to expand anteriorly during swallowing?
trachealis muscle
What allows her wrist to rotate?
fractured bones
Babies born with congenital torticollis are unable to rotate their heads properly and their necks are twisted to one side. The muscle that is affected in congenital torticollis is the muscle.?
Congenital torticollis occurs when the neck muscle that runs up and toward the back of the baby's neck (sternocleidomastoid muscle) is shortened. This brings your baby's head down and to one side. This is known as congenital muscular torticollis
What is antagonist to the teres minor?
The teres major muscle is considered to be antagonistic to the teres minor muscle. The teres major muscle is a larger muscle located in the upper arm that works to extend, medially rotate, and adduct the arm, while the teres minor muscle is a smaller muscle that works to laterally rotate the arm.
What in the neck allows rotation from side to side?
Your 1st vertebra is shaped like a ring (atlas) and 2nd verebra is shaped like a peg at it's front (axis) forming a a pivot joint so your neck can rotate side to side
What muscle allows you to blink?
The main muscle that allows you to blink is the orbicularis oculi. The other muscle that also assists with this movement is the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
Which trunk muscles allows you to adduct your arms?
which trunk muscle allows you to adduct your arms? which shoulder muscle allowed you to adduct your arm? which trunk muscle allows you to elevae your shoulders?
What muscle allows you to kiss?
The Orbicularis Oris Muscle
