Head Muscle Anatomy. The major muscle that laterally flexes and rotates the head is the sternocleidomastoid. Test your knowledge of the actions of the arm muscles.
Musculi capitis can be grouped into two categories - the muscles of mastication masticatory muscles and muscles of facial expression facial muscles. Orbital nasal oral auricular and scalpneck muscles. There are four pairs of muscles that are responsible for chewing movements or mastication.
Name the muscles of the torso.
The muscles in the human bodys head and neck control facial expressions enable the mouth to talk and chew and allow the head to move. Muscles of Head and Neck Orbicularis oculiZygomaticusFrontalisanatomymuscleOrbic You can find more of my anatomy games in the Anatomy Playlist. The neck muscles including the sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius are responsible for the gross motor movement in the muscular system of the head and neck. The first group includes the derivatives of the first pharyngeal arch but the muscles of facial expression are derivatives of the second pharyngeal arch.
