Muscles Of Facial Expression Flashcards
List 2 oral muscles
Orbicularis oris
Buccinator
What is the function of the Orbicularis oris
Closes lips
What is the function of the Buccinator
Pulls the cheek inwards against teeth and aids in mastication
What is the innervation of the Orbicularis oris
Buccal and mandibular branches of the facial nerve
What is the innervation of the Buccinator
Buccal branches of the facial nerve
List 3 of the nasal muscles
Nasalis
Procerus
Depressor septi nasi
What is the function of the Nasalis
Transverse part - compresses the nasal opening
Alar part - widens the nasal opening
What is the function of the Procerus
Pulls the eyebrows downwards to produce wrinkles over the nose (frowning)
What is the function of the depressor septi nasi
Pulls the nasal septum down to widen the nasal opening
What is the innervation of the Nasalis
Buccal branches of the facial nerve
What is the innervation of the Procerus
Temporal branches of the facial nerve
What is the innervation of the depressor septi nasi
Buccal branches if the facial nerve
List 3 orbital muscles
Orbicularis oculi
Corrugator supercilii
Depressor supercilii
What is the function of the orbicularis oculi
Palpebral part - gently closes the eyelids
Lacrimal part - drainage of tears
Orbital part - tightly closes the eyelids
What is the function of the Corrugator supercilii
Brings eyebrows together creating a vertical wrinkling along the bridge of the nose