muscles of the face all facial nerve Flashcards

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Obicularis Oculi

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Sphinctor muscle of eyelid
O- frontal & maxillary bones
I-tissue of eyelid
A- protects eye from light

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Zygomaticus

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muscle extending diagonaly from corner of mouth
O-zygomatic bone
I skin and muscle at the corner of the mouth

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Levator labii superioris

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thin muscle between obicularis oris and margin of eye
O- zygomatic bone and infraorbital margin of maxilla
I -skin and muscle of upper lip
A-opens lips raises upper lip

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Obicularis oris `

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mutilayered muscle of lips
O-muscles associated with the maxilla and mandible
I- encircles mouth skin of central lip
A- closes lips

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Buccinator

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thin horizontal cheek muscle principal muscle of cheek
O-outer surfaces of maxilla and mandible
I-obicularis oris
A-compress cheek while whistling

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Platysma

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unpaired thin sheetlike superficail neck muscle
O-fascia of chest
I- lower margin of mandible
A- helps depress mandible

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