Muscles of the Face and Neck Flashcards
Muscles of Facial Expression Definition
-Superficial (subcutaneous) muscles
-Origins= facial bones or adjacent muscles
-Insertions= skin
Functions:
-Sphincters/dilators
-Facial expression alteration
Muscles of Facial Expression (7)
- Frontalis
- Corrugator Supercilii
- Orbicularis Oculi
- Orbicularis Oris
- Buccinator
- Zygomaticus major and minor
- Platysma
Frontalis
Epicranial group (occipitofrontalis)
A: draws back scalp and raises eyebrows (“surprise”)
Innervation: CN VII (temporal)
Blood supply: internal and external carotid a.
Venous drainage: ophthalmic v.
Corrugator Supercilii
Orbital group
A: draws eyebrows medially + inferiorly (“furrowing”)
Innervation: CN VII (temporal)
Blood supply: Ophthalmic a.
Venous drainage: superior ophthalmic v.
Orbicularis Oculi
Orbital group (3 parts)
- Orbital
- Palpebral
- Lacrimal
Actions:
1. Wink (tightly close eye)
2. Blink (loosely close eye)
3. Compress lacrimal sac (release tears)
Innervation: CN VII (temporal and zygomatic)
Blood supply: facial a., superficial temporal a. and ophthalmic a.
Venous drainage: facial v.
Orbicularis Oris
Oral group
A: purse and protrude lips (“blowing”)
Innervation: CN VII (buccal and mandibular)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.
Buccinator
Oral group
A: pulls cheeks inward (“fish face”)
Innervation: CN VII (buccal)
Blood supply: buccal and facial a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus and internal maxillary v.
Zygomaticus Major and Minor
Oral group
A: superior and lateral movement of mouth corners (“smiling”) *major holds up minor
Innervation: CN VII (zygomatic and buccal)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.
Platysma
Neck group
A: inferior movement of corners of mouth (“yikes”)
Innervation: CN VII (cervical and mandibular)
Blood supply: facial a.
Venous drainage: facial v.
Muscles of Mastication (4)
- Temporalis
- Masseter
- Medial pterygoid
- Lateral pterygoid
Temporalis
O: temporal bone
I: coronoid process of mandible
A: elevate and retract mandible
Innervation: CN V3 (deep temporal)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: deep temporal v.
Masseter
O: zygomatic arch
I: coronoid process and ramus of mandible
A: elevate mandible and approximate teeth
Innervation: CN V3 (masseteric)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: masseteric v.
Medial Pterygoid
O: maxillary tuberosity and lateral pterygoid plate
I: medial ramus and angle of mandible
A: elevation and side-to-side movement of mandible
Innervation: CN V3 (medial pterygoid)
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus
Lateral Pterygoid
O: greater wing and lateral pterygoid plate
I: condylar process of mandible
A: protraction and side-to-side movement if mandible
Innervation: CN V3 (lateral pterygoid)’
Blood supply: maxillary a.
Venous drainage: pterygoid plexus
Superficial Anterior Neck Muscles (2)
- Platysma
- Sternocleidomastoid (SCM)