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Muscles of Facial Expression Flashcards

1
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Occipitofrontalis frontal belly proximal attachment

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Epicranial aponeurosis

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Occipitofrontalis frontal belly distal attachment

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Skin and subcutaneous tissue of eyebrows and forehead

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Occipitofrontalis frontal belly action

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Elevates eyebrows and wrinkles skin of forehead; protracts scalp

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Occipitofrontalis occipital belly proximal attachment

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Lateral 2/3 of superior nuchal line

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Occipitofrontalis occipital belly distal attachment

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Epicranial aponeurosis

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Occipitfrontalis occipital belly action

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retracts scalp; increasing effectiveness of frontal belly

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Orbicularis oculi proximal attachment

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medial orbital margin; medial palpebral ligament; lacrimal bone

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Orbicularis oculi distal attachment

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Skin around margin of orbit; superior and inferior tarsal plates

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Orbicularis oculi action

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Closes eyelids: palpebral part does so gently; orbital part tightly (winking)

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Corrugator supercilli proximal attachment

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Medial end of supercilliary arch

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Corrugator supercilli distal attachment

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Skin superior to middle of supraorbital margin and superciliary arch

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Corrugator supercilli action

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Draws eyebrow medially and inferiorly, creating vertical wrinkles above nose

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Procerus proximal attachment

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Fascia aponeurosis covering nasal bone and lateral nasal cartilage

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14
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Procerus distal attachment

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Skin of inferior forehead between eyebrows

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Procerus action

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Depresses medial end of eyebrow; wrinkles skin over dorsum of nose

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Levator labii superioris proximal attachment

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Infraorbital margin (maxilla)

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17
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Lavator labii superioris distal attachment

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Skin of upper lip

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18
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Levator labii superioris action

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Part of dilators of mouth; retract (elevate) and/or evert upper lip; deepen nasolabial sulcus

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Zygomaticus minor action

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Part of dilators of mouth; retract (elevate) and/or evert upper lip; deepen nasolabial sulcus

20
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Zygomaticus minor proximal attachment

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Anterior aspect, zygomatic bone

21
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Zygomaticus minor distal attachment

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Skin of upper lip

22
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Buccinator action

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Presses cheek against molar teeth; resists distension when blowing

23
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Buccinator proximal attachment

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Mandible, alveolar process of maxilla and mandible, pterygomandibular raphe

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Buccinator distal attachment

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Angle of mouth; orbicularis oris

25
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Zygomaticus major action

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Part of dilators of the mouth; elevate labial commissure- bilaterally to smile; unilaterally to sneer

26
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Zygomaticus major proximal attachment

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Lateral aspect of zygomatic bone

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Zygomaticus major distal attachment

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Angle of mouth

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Levator anguli oris action

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Part of dilators of the mouth; elevate labial commissure- bilaterally to smile; unilaterally to sneer

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Levator anguli oris proximal attachment

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Infraorbital maxilla (canine fossa)

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Levator anguli oris distal attachment

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Angle of mouth

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Risorius action

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Part of dilators of mouth; widens rima oris, as when grinning

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Risorius proximal attachment

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Parotid fascia and buccal skin

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Risorius distal attachment

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Angle of the mouth

34
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Depressor anguli oris action

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Part of dilators of mouth; depresses labial commissure bilaterally to frown

35
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Depressor anguli oris proximal attachment

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Anterolateral base of mandible

36
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Depressor anguli oris distal attachment

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Angle of mouth

37
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Depressor labii inferioris action

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Part of dilators of mouth; retracts and/or everts lower lip

38
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Depressor labii inferioris proximal attachment

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Platysma and anterolateral body of mandible

39
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Depressor labii inferioris distal attachment

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Skin of lower lip

40
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Mentalis action

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Elevates and protrudes lower lip; elevates skin of chin

41
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Mentalis proximal attachment

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Body of mandible (anterior to roots of inferior incisors)

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Mentalis distal attachment

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Skin of chin

43
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Platysma action

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Depresses mandible; tenses skin of inferior face and neck

44
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Platysma proximal attachment

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Subcutaneous tissue of infraclavicular and supraclavicular regions

45
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Platysma distal attachment

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Base of mandible; skin of cheek and lower lip; angle of mouth; orbicularis oris

Anatomy: Block 2- Head and Neck (5 decks)

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