2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ Orbicularis oculi. Answer: 1. Closes the eye
2. Originates on the frontal bone and maxilla and inserts in the skin
around the eye
⩥ Orbicularis oris. Answer: 1. Closes lip
2. Originates on muscles near the mouth and inserts in skin at corner of
the mouth
⩥ Masseter. Answer: 1. Raises mandible
2. Originates on the zygomatic arch and inserts in the mandible
⩥ Temporalis. Answer: 1. Raises mandible
2. Originates on the temporal bone and inserts in the mandible
⩥ Sternocleidomastoid. Answer: 1. Rotates and lowers head
2. Originates on the sternum and clavicle and inserts in the mastoid
process of temporal bone
⩥ Occipitalis. Answer:
, ⩥ Rectus abdominis. Answer: 1. Compresses abdomen and flexes
vertebral column
2. Originates on the pubis and inserts in costal cartilages 5-7 and xiphoid
⩥ External oblique. Answer: 1. Compresses abdomen and flexes one
side of the vertebral column
2. Originates on the lower 8 ribs and inserts in iliac crest and linea alba
⩥ Internal oblique. Answer: 1. Compresses abdomen and flexes one side
of the vertebral column
2. Originates on the iliac crest and lumbar fascia and inserts in costal
cartilages of the last 3-4 ribs
⩥ Transverse abdominis. Answer: 1. Compresses abdomen
2. Originates on the iliac crest, lumbar fascia, and cartilages of the last 6
ribs and inserts in the xiphoid process, linea alba, and pubic
⩥ Trapezius. Answer: 1. Elevates clavicle, adducts scapula, and extends
head
2. Originates on the occipital bone and vertebral spines and inserts in the
clavicle and scapula