Shark CVA muscles

Dorsal longitudinal bundle

Function: ?

Origin: ?

A

Myomeres

Function: ?

Origin: ?

B

Myospeta

Function: ?

Origin: ?

C

Cucullaris

Function: elevates the gill arches and pectoral girdle

Origin: dorsal longitudinal bundle fascia

D

Dorsal Constrictors

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: vertical raphe

E

Raphe

Function: ?

Origin: ?

F

Second Dorsal constrictor

Function: ?

Origin: ?

G

Levator hyomandibulae

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: hyomandibular

h

Spiracularis

Function: elevates the palatoquadrate

Origin: Otic Capsule

I

Levator Palatoquadrati

Function: raises the upper jaw

Origin: otic capsule

J

Preorbitalis

Function: closes the mouth

Origin: adductor mandibulae

K

Intermandibularis

Function: raises floor of mouth

Origin: midventral raphe

L

Ventral constrictors

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: vertical raphe

M

Gill Slits

holes in between ventral constrictors

Extensors

muscle on top of fin

Lateral longitudinal bundle

Above ventral longitudinal bundle

Ventral longitudinal bundle

O

Siphon

Function: ?

Origin: ?

A

Clasper

Function: ?

Origin: ?

B

Flexors

C

Cloaca

D

Meckel’s Cartilage

Function: ?

Origin: ?

A

Adductor Mandibulae

Function: closes mouth

Origin: Meckel’s Cartilage

B

Intermandibularis

Function: raises floor of mouth

Origin: Midventral raphe

C

Coracomandibularis

Function: opens mouth

Origin: Meckel’s Cartilage

D

Ventral Constrictors

Function: vertical raphe

Origin: compress gill pouches

E

Ventral Longitudinal bundles

Function: ?

Origin: ?

F

Interhyoideus

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: midventral raphe

G

Coracohyoid

Function: opens mouth

Origin: basihyal

H

Common coracoarcual

Function: opens mouth

Origin: coracohyoid

I

Flexors

J

Levator Palatoquadrati

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: otic capsule

A

Spiracularis

Function: elevates the palatoquadrate

Origin: Otic capsule

B

Adductor Mandibulae

Function: closes the mouth

Origin: Meckel’s Cartilage

C

Dorsal longitudinal bundles

D

Lateral longitudinal bundles

E

Ventral longitudinal bundles

F

Levator hyomandibulae

Function: compress gill pouches

Origin: hyomandibular

G

Dorsal Constrictors

Function: compresses gill pouches

Origin: vertical raphe

H

Cucullaris

Function: elevates the gill arches and pectoral girdle

Origin: dorsal longitudinal bundle fascia

I

Extensors

J