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.