Craniofacial Muscles Flashcards
Buccinator (attachments)
alveolar processes of maxilla & mandible, pterygoid hamulus & pterygomandibular raphe to buccal angle
Buccinator (action)
compresses cheek
Buccinator (innervation)
buccal branch of facial n.
Depressor Anguli Oris (attachments)
mandible to buccal angle
Depressor Anguli Oris (action)
depresses buccal angle laterally
Depressor Anguli Oris (innervation)
buccal & mandibular branch of facial n.
Frontalis (attachments)
superficial fascia of eyebrows to epicranial aponeurosis
Frontalis (action)
protracts scalp or elevates eyebrows & nose
Frontalis (innervation)
temporal branch of facial n.
Levator Labii Superioris (attachments)
inferior orbital margin to lateral aspect of upper lip
Levator Labii Superioris (action)
raises & everts upper lip
Levator Labii Superioris (innervation)
buccal & zygomatic branches of facial n.
Nasalis (attachments)
maxilla lateral & inferior to nasal notch to bridge & ala of nose
Nasalis (action)
transverse fibers compress & alar fibers widen nasal aperture
Nasalis (innervation)
buccal branch of facial n.