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What muscle pair turns the head toward the opposite shoulder?
A pair of large neck muscles called sternocleidomastoids is responsible for turning the head.
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.
What muscle turns head side to side?
The sternocleidomastiod. Theres one on each side of the neck going from your occipital bone (back of head) down to your clavical (collar bone).
What muscles is not a muscle of the head and neck?
Most of them.
Spasms of this straplike muscle often result in wryneck or torticollis?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck. Injury also called a wry neck.
What is the muscle on the side of the neck that flexes the head?
sternocleidomastoid
A muscle between the neck and the shoulder is the?
The muscle between the neck and the shoulder is the trapezius muscle. It is a large, triangular shaped muscle that helps to move and stabilize the shoulder blades and support the neck and head. It is responsible for movements like shrugging the shoulders and tilting and turning the head.
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)
What is the sternomastoid muscle?
The sternomastoid muscle is located in the neck and helps with rotation and flexion of the head. It is named for its insertion points on the sternum and mastoid process of the skull. It is a key muscle involved in movements of the neck and head.
Where is the sternomastoid muscle located in cats?
Sternomastoid (cat) corresponds to the medial portion of the sternocleidomastoid (human).origin: manubrium and median raphe.insertion: lateral half of lambdoidal ridge and mastoid portion of temporal bone as far as the mastoid process.The sternomastoid muscle defines the anterior triangle of the neck. In humans it is the thick strap like muscle that turns the head to the left or right.
What is the prayer muscle?
; Sternocleidomastoid muscle - this branchiomeric muscle flexes the head (prayer muscles) when both left and right members contract. The neck twists or rotates when only one contracts. Its antagonist is the splenius capitis, a somatic muscle (which extends the head). Both these muscles act as 1st class levers.
What is the rectus capitis muscle action?
aids in flexion of the head and the neck
