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What describes the action of the digastric muscle?
THe action of the digastric muscle is to depress the mandible or evaluate the larynx
What muscles has two bellies?
The digastric muscle, which is a small muscle located under the jaw.
Muscle inserts into the mastoid process?
Posterior Belly of Digastric Muscle (innervated by CN VII) Facial nerve Sternocleidomastoid (innervated by CN XI) Spinal accessory nerve Longissimus Capitis (innervated by dorsal rami of C3-C8 spinal nerves) Splenius Capitis (innervated by dorsal rami of middle cervical spinal nerves)
What is the antagonist of the masseter?
The antagonist of the masseter muscle is the digastric muscle. It helps to open the jaw by working against the masseter muscle during swallowing and speaking.
What muscle will insert at the posterior calcaneus?
The soleus muscle inserts into the posterior calcaneus via the Achilles tendon.
Which muscle is the prime mover for foot inversion?
tibialis posteriorTibialis anterior and posterior tibialis posterior
Which muscle is the most superficial muscle of the posterior neck and thorax?
trapezius
Is the pectoralis major muscle anterior or posterior to the subscapularis muscle?
anterior
What is the antagonist of the tibialis posterior muscle?
Tibialis Posterior
What is the deepest muscle in the calf?
Tibialis Posterior
What are the muscle compartments in the ankle?
anterior compartment, lateral compartment, superficial posterior, deep posterior
Why is posterior arytenoid muscle known as safety muscle of larynx?
The posterior arytenoids are called safety muscle because paralysis of the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles may lead to asphyxiation as they are the only laryngeal muscles to open the true vocal folds, allowing inspiration and expiration.
