Facial muscles Flashcards
Muscle surrounding the mouth
Orbicularis oris
Muscle surrounding the eye
Orbicularis oculi
The large “cheek muscle”
bucinator
muscle on the forehead
Frontalis
The muscle in your neck that stretches when you shave
Platysma
Gland in the cheek
Parotid gland
Which nerve goes through the parotid gland?
Facial nerve
What are the five branches of the facial nerve?
Temporal, zygomatic, buccal, marginal mandibular, cervical
What hole does the facial nerve go through?
Stylomastoid foramen
Muscle in charge of mastication
Masseter
Masseter is innervated by the…
Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve
The three branches of the trigeminal nerve are the…
Ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular
The artery and vein traveling just anterior/on the Masseter are called the
Facial artery and facial vein
The muscle that passes underneath the zygomatic arch originating from the parietal bone is the…
Temporalis
The articulating process of the mandible is also called the…
condylar process