Face Flashcards
Frontalis Action
Raise eyebrow, draw scalp anteriorly
Temporalis Action
Elevate (closes) mandible
Masseter Action
Elevate (closes) mandible
Orbicularis oculi Action
Close eyelid
Orbicularis oris Action
Close lips
Risorius Action
Abduct corner of mouth (draws corner of mouth laterally)
Mentalis Action
Protrude lower lip
Buccinator Action
Compress cheek
Zygomaticus Major and Minor Action
Elevate corner of mouth (smile/laugh)
Depressor labii inferioris Action
Depress inferior lip
Levator labii superioris Action
Elevate superior lip, flares nostrils
Temporalis Attachments
Temporal fossa; Coronoid process and ramus of mandible
Masseter Attachments
Zygomatic arch; Angle and ramus of mandible
Zygomaticus Major and Minor Attachments
Zygomatic bone; Superolateral angle of mouth and muscles of upper lip
Frontalis Nerve
Facial Nerve (VII)