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What muscles has two bellies?
The digastric muscle, which is a small muscle located under the jaw.
What describes the action of the digastric muscle?
THe action of the digastric muscle is to depress the mandible or evaluate the larynx
What is the slender muscle that parallels the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Stylohyoid Muscle
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 does diagrastric mean?
"Digastric" refers to a muscle in the neck that has two distinct muscle bellies connected by an intermediate tendon. It plays a role in the movement of the jaw, specifically in depressing the mandible and assisting with swallowing. The digastric muscle is part of the suprahyoid group, which helps elevate the hyoid bone and the larynx during speech and swallowing.
Which muscles helps to open the mouth and depress the mandible?
lateral pterygoid, digastric, mylohyoid andgeniohyoid muscles
Why do your hand muscles contract when you yawn?
When you yawn, the muscle responsible for opening your mouth (digastric muscle) can also activate some of the muscles in your hand as they are all controlled by the same cranial nerve, the trigeminal nerve. This phenomenon is known as referred motor activity.
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.
Where is the Sternocleidomastoid muscle located?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is located in the neck
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)
Is there a muscle located in your breast?
Yes, there is a muscle located in the breast called the pectoralis major muscle.
Is there a muscle located under your breast?
Yes, there is a muscle located under the breast called the pectoralis major muscle.
