facial mm Flashcards
1
Q
platysma
A
draw the commissure of the lips caudally
2
Q
orbicularis oculi
A
close the palpebral fissure (eyelids)
3
Q
levator nasolabialis
A
increase the diameter of the nares, lift the superior lip
4
Q
orbucularis oris
A
close the oval fissure (lips)
5
Q
zygomaticus
A
draw the angle of the mouth dorso-caudally
6
Q
frontalis
A
pull the scutiform cartilage of the ear rostrally
7
Q
buccinator
A
return food from the vestibule to the central oral cavity
8
Q
caninus
A
lift superior lip and increase diameter of nares
9
Q
levator labii superioris
A
lift superior lip and increase diameter of nares
