Zygomatic
Musculus zygomaticus
Draws the angle of the mouth caudally.
About the zygomatic of the pig
Zygomatic is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus zygomaticus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the neck of the pig, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- Fascia over the masseter.
- Insertion
- Angle of the mouth.
- Action
- Draws the angle of the mouth caudally.
- Nerve
- Buccal branches of the facial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Zygomatic
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus zygomaticus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the zygomatic
- What is the Latin name of the zygomatic?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the zygomatic is called Musculus zygomaticus.
- Where is the zygomatic of the pig?
- Zygomatic is a muscle of the neck (neck), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the zygomatic originate and insert?
- Origin: Fascia over the masseter. Insertion: Angle of the mouth.
- What nerve supplies the zygomatic?
- Buccal branches of the facial nerve.
- What does the zygomatic do?
- Draws the angle of the mouth caudally.
See the zygomatic inside the whole pig.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the pig around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
