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Muscles of Facial Expression Flashcards

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Buccinator

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Compresses cheeks against teeth during mastication

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Risorius

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Pulls corner of mouth laterally

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Zygomaticus

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Draws the angles of the mouth laterally and superiorly

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Orbicularis Occuli

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Orbital - squeezes he eye shut forcibly

Palpebral - closes the eyelids

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Occipitofrontalis

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Elevates eyebrows and wrinkles forehead

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Platysma

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Depresses angles of the mouth, tenses skin of the neck

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Orbicularis Oris

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Brings lips together/ purses lips

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