facial muscles Flashcards
Corrugator Supercilii
temporal and upper zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
draw the eyebrows together as if frowning
Occipitofrontalis
temporal branches of the facial nerve
raise eyebrows up wrinkling the forehead
Procerus
temporal and lower zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
wrinkle the nose
Levator Labii Superioris
zygomatic and buccal branches of the facial nerve
pull the lip upward
Levator Anguli Oris
Zygotmatic and buccal branches of the facial nerve
Pull one corner of the lip upward from cheek to eye
Orbicularis Oris
Buccal and marginal manibular branches of the facial nerve
whistling
buccinator
bucchal branch of the facial nerve
like blowing a trumpet, pull cheeks against the cheeks
zygomaticus major
buchal and zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
pull the corner of the mouth of into a smile
depressor anguli oris
buchal and manibular branches of the facial nerve
pull the edges of the mouth down - frown
depresor labii inferioris and platsyma
manibular and cervical branch of the facial nerve
draw lower lip and angle of the mouth downward and outward
temproal, masster, medial pterygoid
manibular nerve
clench teeth, all work together important for TMJ patients
orbicularis oculi
temporal and zygotomatic branches of the facial nerve
closes eyelid firmly until wrinkles appear