Ch.2 Anatomy & Physiology (Muscles Of The Scalp, Eyebrow & Nose)

Question 1

What are the four muscles of the scalp?

Answer 1

•Frontalis
•Occipitalis
•Temporalis x2

Question 2

Which muscle is an esthetician most concerned about? Why?

Answer 2

Frontalis

It is the muscle that raises the eyebrows, draws the scalp forward & creates wrinkles on the forehead.

Question 3

What are the muscles of the eyebrow?

Answer 3

•corrugator- beneath frontalis & orbicularis oculi. Draws eyebrow down causing vertical wrinkles across forehead.

•orbicularis oculi- ring muscle of eye socket; closes the eye

•levator palpebrae superioris- controls eyelid; easily damaged in makeup application

Question 4

What connects the Frontalis & occipitalis muscles?

Answer 4

Aponeurosis Tendón

Question 5

What are the muscles of the nose?

Answer 5

Procerus- lowers eyebrows , wrinkles across nose bridge

Nasalis - 2 part muscle covers nose . Transverse & Alar parts flair nostrils.

Question 6

Which two muscles are often injected with Botox? What are they known as ?

Answer 6

Procerus & corrugator = Glabella