Muscles- Head Flashcards
1
Q
frontalis
A
A: elevate eyebrows and wrinkle skin of forehead
2
Q
orbicularis oculi
A
A: close eyelids
3
Q
orbicularis oris
A
A: compress and purse lips
4
Q
zygomaticus minor
A
A: pull corner of mouth superiorly and laterally
5
Q
zygomaticus major
A
A: pull corner of mouth superiorly and laterally
6
Q
buccinator
A
A: primary muscle of the cheek; compress cheek against molars
7
Q
temporalis
A
O: temporal fossa
I: coronoid process and ramus of mandible
A: elevate and retract mandible
8
Q
masseter
A
O: zygomatic arch
I: mandibular angle
A: elevate mandible
