Muscles of the hyoid region are- Mylo-hyoideus Stylo-hyoideus Genio-hyoideus Occipito-hyoideus Kerato-hyoideus Hyoideus transversus Sterno-thyro-hyoideus Omo-hyoideus Mylo-hyoideus The two muscles form […]

They are the mandibular muscles or muscles of mastication. Muscles of the temporo-mandibular region are as follows- Masseter Temporalis Pterygoideus medialis

The muscles, which move the external ear are divided into extrinsic and intrinsic groups. The muscles of the former arise from extraneous parts as

Muscles of the Palpebral region or eyelid are- Orbicularis oculi Corrugator supercilli Malaris Levator buccalis Depressor palpebrae inferioris Levator palpebrae

The muscles of the facial region are described as follows- Superficial muscle / cutaneous muscle This is well developed and

The muscles of the head are placed around the mouth, nostrils, eyelids, external ear, mandible and hyoid bones. The region

Muscles of the Tail are situated around the tail enclosed in the strong coccygeal fascia. These muscles gradually diminish in

Levatores costarum They are ten or eleven pairs of small, flat, triangular musculo-tendinous fasciculi, which occupy the extreme upper ends

Longissimus costarum This muscle is a long, narrow and thin muscle located along the lateral border of the longissimus dorsi

Serratus dorsalis anterior This muscle is thin, quadrilateral, flat muscle situated under the rhomboideus thoracis , serratus thoracis and latissimus