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What is the function of the frontalis muscle?
What is the function of the frontalis muscle?
- Close eyelids
- Raise eyebrows (correct)
- Control eyebrows
- Flexes the toes
What does the corrugator muscle control?
What does the corrugator muscle control?
- Mouth
- Toes
- Eyebrows (correct)
- Eyelids
What does the levator palpebrae superioris muscle do?
What does the levator palpebrae superioris muscle do?
- Raises eyelids (correct)
- Closes eyelids
- Controls eyebrows
- Pulls lips down
What is the main action of the orbicularis oculi muscle?
What is the main action of the orbicularis oculi muscle?
What does the soleus muscle do?
What does the soleus muscle do?
What is the action of the procerus muscle?
What is the action of the procerus muscle?
What does the orbicularis oris muscle do?
What does the orbicularis oris muscle do?
What is the function of the quadratus labii superioris muscle?
What is the function of the quadratus labii superioris muscle?
What action does the mentalis muscle perform?
What action does the mentalis muscle perform?
What does the flexor digitorum brevis muscle do?
What does the flexor digitorum brevis muscle do?
What is the function of the risorius muscle?
What is the function of the risorius muscle?
What action does the zygomaticus muscle perform?
What action does the zygomaticus muscle perform?
What does the temporalis muscle do?
What does the temporalis muscle do?
What is the function of the masseter muscle?
What is the function of the masseter muscle?
What does the latissimus dorsi muscle control?
What does the latissimus dorsi muscle control?
What is the function of the serratus anterior muscle?
What is the function of the serratus anterior muscle?
What does the abductor muscle do?
What does the abductor muscle do?
What is the function of the abductor hallucis muscle?
What is the function of the abductor hallucis muscle?
What action does the adductor muscle perform?
What action does the adductor muscle perform?
What does the opponens muscle control?
What does the opponens muscle control?
What is the action of the tibialis anterior muscle?
What is the action of the tibialis anterior muscle?
What is myology?
What is myology?
What type of muscles are salon professionals primarily concerned with?
What type of muscles are salon professionals primarily concerned with?
What type of muscle responds automatically to control various body functions?
What type of muscle responds automatically to control various body functions?
How are muscles affected by massage generally massaged?
How are muscles affected by massage generally massaged?
What is the function of the occipitalis muscle?
What is the function of the occipitalis muscle?
What muscle circles the mouth and is responsible for puckering the lips?
What muscle circles the mouth and is responsible for puckering the lips?
Which two muscles enable the body to perform chewing?
Which two muscles enable the body to perform chewing?
What muscle helps draw the head back and elevate the shoulder blades?
What muscle helps draw the head back and elevate the shoulder blades?
Which muscle turns the palm of the hand up?
Which muscle turns the palm of the hand up?
Which muscle straightens the fingers and wrist?
Which muscle straightens the fingers and wrist?
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Study Notes
Facial Muscles
- Frontalis: Raises eyebrows.
- Corrugator: Controls eyebrow movement.
- Levator Palpebrae Superioris: Raises eyelids.
- Orbicularis Oculi: Closes eyelids.
- Procerus: Wrinkles the nose.
- Orbicularis Oris: Contracts, puckers, and wrinkles lips.
- Quadratus Labii Superioris: Raises nostrils, associated with distaste.
- Quadratus Labii Inferioris: Pulls lips down, associated with sarcasm.
- Mentalis: Wrinkles chin, indicating doubt.
- Risorius: Draws mouth upward, often creating a grin.
- Zygomaticus: Draws the corners of the mouth upwards, associated with laughing.
Muscles of the Neck and Jaw
- Temporalis: Aids in opening and closing the jaw.
- Masseter: Primary muscle used in chewing.
- Trapezius: Draws the head back and elevates shoulder blades.
Muscles of the Legs and Feet
- Soleus: Bends the foot down.
- Peroneus Longus: Inverts the foot and turns it outward.
- Tibialis Anterior: Bends the foot upward and inward.
- Abductor: Separates fingers.
- Abductor Hallucis: Moves the big toe away from other toes.
- Adductor: Draws fingers together.
- Opponens: Responsible for thumb movement.
Muscle Functionality
- Flexor Digitorum Brevis: Flexes the toes.
- Latissimus Dorsi: Controls swinging of the arms.
- Serratus Anterior: Assists in the breathing process.
- Extensor: Straightens fingers and wrist.
Muscle Categorization
- Myology: Study of muscles, encompassing structure, function, and diseases.
- Salon Professionals: Primarily concerned with voluntary muscles located in the head, face, neck, hands, and arms.
- Non-Striated Muscles: Automatically respond to control various body functions.
Massage Techniques
- Muscles affected by massage are generally massaged from their insertion attachment to their origin attachment.
- Occipitalis: Located at the nape of the neck, it draws the scalp back.
Notable Muscle Movements
- Coordination of the Temporalis and Masseter is essential for mastication (chewing).
- Supinator: Turns the palm of the hand up.
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