Facial Mastication Muscles Flashcards
What are sphincters?
circular muscles whose contraction closes and opens
Where are sphincters found?
- GI system
What are dilators?
muscles that are positioned radially towards an opening and contraction of dilator muscles opens the passageway
What are the three main groups in the muscles of facial expression?
- Orbital group
- Nasal group
- Oral group
What is the difference between the muscles of facial expression vs the muscles of mastication?
Muscles of Facial Expression- insert into the skin
Muscles of Mastication- insert on the mandible
The muscles of facial expression are supplied by which nerve?
cranial nerve 7
The three groups of facial expressions share the same embryonic origin which is what?
second pharyngeal arch
The sensation of the face is innervated by which nerve?
cranial nerve 5 (trigeminal nerve)
Cranial nerve 5 supplies what?
- Sensation on the face
- muscle mastication
- tensor muscle of the tympanic membrane of the ear
Cranial nerve 7 supplies facial expression as well as what?
the tongue
What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve?
- Ophthalamic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
This division of the trigeminal nerve is the only one that has a motor component.
Mandibular
How does the trigeminal nerve arise?
from the pons of the brainstem
The trigeminal nerves travel through
the facial canal to the temporal bone
Bells palsy causes what symptoms?
- twitching
- Weakness
- complete inability to move one half of the face
What is orbicularis oculi?
circular muscle group surrounding the eye
Where does the orbicularis oculi originate?
medial orbital margin, medial palpebral ligament, and the lacrimal bone.
It then inserts into the skin around the margin of the orbit and the superior-inferior tarsal plates.
What are the three parts of the orbicularis oculi?
- Palpebral Oculi
- Lacrimal Orbicularis
- Orbital Orbicularis