Muscles of Face Flashcards
Platysma
Start at the chest and covers the neck up to the mandible.
Draws mouths corners down.
Fear, Horror
Boccinator
Compresses the cheek.
Blowing
Levator labii x2
Runs upwards from the upper lip.
Raises and draws back the upper lips and nostrils.
Distaste
Orbicularis Oris x1
Purses the lips, closes the mouth.
Pout, kiss
Triangularis x2
Runs downwards from the lower lip.
Draws down the mouths corners.
Sadness
Sterno Cleido Mastoid x2
Runs down on an angle from each side of the neck to the collar bone.
Flexes the neck, rotates and bows the head.
Nodding
Procerus
Draw down the eyebrows wrinkles skin over bridge of the nose.
Distaste
Nasali
Open and closes the nostrils.
Anger
Zygomaticus major/minor
Lifts corners of the mouth back and up.
Smiling
Masseter
Raises lower jaw, closes the mouth.
Chewing
Mentalis
Raises the lower lip.
Doubt
Risorius
Draws the corners of the mouth outwards and bachwards
Quadrates labii superious
Lifts upper lip
Depressor labbi
Draws lower lip down
Corregator
In between the inner eyebrows.
Frontalis
Lifts the eyebrows which cause horizontal creases to appear.
Obiccularis Oculi
Round muscle that surrounds the eye.
Temporalils
Extend over the ears, down to the corner of the jaw.
Raises the jaw when we chew.
Trapezius
A large kite shaped muscle that covers the back and side the neck, shoulders and upper back.
Pectoralis (major and minor)
Cover the chest.
Deltoid
Caps the shoulder joint.
What 2 muscle help us to chew our food?
Temporalis and Masseter
What muscle turn the head from side to side?
Sterno-cleido-mastoid
What muscle raises the eyebrows?
Frontalis
What is the action of the Buccinator muscle?
Maintains tension the cheeks and is used when blowing.
what draws the eyebrows together resulting in a frowning expression?
Corrugator
What muscle raises and lower the shoulders?
Trapezius
What muscle raises the corners of the mouth to allow us to smile?
Zygomaticus
What muscle allows the eye to wink and blink?
Orbicularis Oculi
What muscle lifts the upper lip and assists with opening the mouth?
Levator labii superioris
where would you find the Mentalis muscle?
Over the chin
Where is the Temporalis muscle situated?
At the side of the head over the ears.
whre would you find the deltoid muscle?
Capping each shoulder joint.
What muscle draws the arm in towards the chest?
Pectoralis
What is the action of the Depressor anguli oris muscle?
Draw the corner of the mouth downwards producing a sad expression.
What is the action of the orbicularis oris muscle?
Purses the lip and closes the mouth as in kissing or whistling.
What muscle pulls the corners of the mouth sideway as in grinning?
Risorius
