Muscles - face + head Flashcards
Frontalis
Expression - surprised
Location - forehead
Action - Raises eyebrows, causes wrinkling across forehead
Corrugator
Expression - frown
Location - between the eyebrows
Action - Draws the eyebrows down and together
Orbicularis oculi
Expression - winking
Location - Surrounds the eyes
Action - closes the eyelids
Risorius
Expression - grinning
Location - extends diagonally from masseter muscle to corners of mouth
Action - draws mouth corners outwards and backwards
Buccinator
Expression - blowing
Location - inside the cheeks between upper and lower jaw
Action - compresses the cheeks
Zygomaticus - major and minor
Expression - smiling, laughing
Location - extends diagonally from zygomatic to corners of mouth
Action - lifts corners of mouth backwards and upwards
Procerus
Expression- distaste
Location - covers bridge of nose
Action - draws down eyebrows and wrinkles skin over the bridge of the nose
Nasalis
Expression- anger
Location - covers the front of the nose and surrounds the nostrils
Action - opens and closes the nasal openings
Levator labii
Expression- distaste
Location - surrounds the upper lip
Action - raises and draws back the upper lip and nostrils
Depressor labii
Expression- sulking
Location - surrounds the lower lip
Action - pulls down the lower lip and draws it slightly to one side
Orbicularis oris
Expression- pout, kiss, doubt
Location - surrounds the mouth
Action - purses the lips (as in blowing or kissing); closes the mouth
Triangularis
Expression - sadness
Location - the corner of the lower lip extends over the chin
Action - draws down the mouth’s corners
Mentalis
Expression- doubt
Location - covers the front of the chin
Action - draws the mouth’s corners downwards and backwards
Platysma
Expression - fear, horror
Location - the sides of neck and chin
Action - draws the mouth’s corners downwards and backwards
