Facial + Neck Muscles Flashcards
Buccinator action? origin and insertion?
action = compress cheek
origin = mandible and maxillae
insertion = orbicularis oris
depressor anguli oris action?
movers corners of mouth inferiorly and laterally (frowning muscle)
depressor labii inferioris action?
moves lower lip inferiorly
levator anguli oris action?
movers corners of mouth superiorly and laterally
levator labii superioris action?
opens lips, raises and furrows the upper lip (elvis lip snarl)
masseter action? origin and insertion?
action = elevates and protracts mandible
origin = zygomatic arch
insertion = ramus and angle of mandible
mentalis action?
protrudes lower lip (pouting)
nasalis action?
compresses bridge and depresses tip of the nose
occipitofrontalis (frontal belly) action?
elevates eyebrows and wrinkles skin on forehead
occipitofrontalis (occipital belly) action?
retracts scalp
orbicularis oculi action?
closes eye, produces wrinkling, blinking, and squinting
orbicularis oris action?
compresses and purses lips (kissing)
platysma action?
pulls lower lip inferiorly, tenses skin of neck
procerus action?
moves and wrinkles nose
risorius action?
moves corners of lips laterally
temporalis action? origin and insertion?
action = elevates and retracts mandible
origin = parietal bone
insertion = coronoid process of mandible
zygomaticus major action? origin and insertion?
action = elevates corners of mouth (smile)
origin = zygomatic bone
insertion = edge of mouth
zygomaticus minor action? origin and insertion?
action = elevates corners of mouth (smile)
origin = zygomatic bone
insertion = superior lip