BIO 004 · Human Anatomy · Week 7
Lab Sprint: Head and Neck Muscles
Every lab structure for this unit, with the questions you could be asked. Preview, drill in Spiral Rounds, then build a study plan for the lab exam.
Section 1 · Week 7
Structures and questions
Every lab structure for this unit, taken from the master structure list. Open a category to see the structures to identify and the questions you could be asked. Drill them in Spiral Rounds below, then self-test with the pre-exam plan.
51 structures across 6 categories. Preview for recognition first; mastery comes through Spiral Rounds and repeated self-testing.
- Platysma
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Omohyoid
- Sternohyoid
- Sternothyroid
- Thyrohyoid
Also be ready to answer
- For each muscle, know the origin, insertion, and action.
- Depressor anguli oris
- Levator anguli oris
- Depressor labii inferioris
- Levator labii superioris
- Orbicularis oris
- Risorius
- Zygomaticus major
- Zygomaticus minor
- Nasalis
- Procerus
- Temporalis
- Buccinator
- Masseter
- Mentalis
- Frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis
- Occipital belly of the occipitofrontalis
- Galea aponeurotica (epicranial aponeurosis)
Also be ready to answer
- Which of these muscles insert into the modiolus (corner of the mouth)?
- Lateral rectus
- Medial rectus
- Superior rectus
- Inferior rectus
- Superior oblique
- Inferior oblique
- Levator palpebrae superioris
- Vagus nerve (CN X)
- Facial nerve (CN VII)
- Trigeminal nerve (CN V): ophthalmic (V1)
- Trigeminal nerve (CN V): maxillary (V2)
- Trigeminal nerve (CN V): mandibular (V3)
- Thyroid cartilage
- Laryngeal prominence
- Cricoid cartilage
- Cricothyroid ligament
- Arytenoid cartilages
- Vocal cords (folds)
- Glottis
- Epiglottis
- Common carotid artery
- Vertebral artery
- Internal jugular vein
- Tracheal rings (C-rings)
- Trachealis muscle
- Esophagus
- Submandibular glands
- Thyroid gland
Section 2
Spiral Rounds (study group method)
Spiral Rounds is your in-class and study-group method, organized by concept category. Each category has one or more sets of about 10 to 12 structures. Take each set through the five rounds below, escalating the challenge each round.
Group size: 3 to 5 students per Spiral Rounds set.
Pace: aim for 5 to 8 minutes per round per set. A set of 12 structures runs all five rounds in roughly 30 to 40 minutes.
Rule: every student participates. Active retrieval is the point. Mistakes are expected and useful. Do not opt out by watching.
This unit's 51 structures are organized into 6 concept categories below. Each category gets one or more sets of 10 to 12. Tick off rounds as your group completes them.
Section 3
Pre-exam study plan (with spaced repetition)
Tick the structures you know cold. The rest auto-distribute across the days you set below, with spaced repetition built in: each day reviews the previous days' structures. The day before the exam is a final review pass.
Your study plan
Workspace
Notes for this week
Free space for week-specific notes: questions to ask in lab, structures you keep mixing up, study strategies that worked.