Practical 2 Actions and Innervations Flashcards
Frontalis belly, epicranius
- Innervation: temporal branches of facial nerve
- Actions: pulls scalp forward; wrinkles forehead and raises eyebrows
Corrugator supercilii
- Innervation: temporal branches of facial nerve
- Action: draws eyebrows medial and down (forms vertical furrow between eyebrows)
Superior auricular
- Innervation: temporal branches of facial nerve
Temporoparietalis
- Innervation: temporal branches of facial nerve
Orbital part, orbicularis oculi
- Innervation: temporal and zygomatic branches of facial nerve
Palpebral part, orbicularis oculi
- Innervation: temporal and zygomatic branches of facial nerve
Procerus
- Innervation: superior buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: depress eyebrows medially
Compressor naris
- Innervation: superior buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: compress cartilage at bridge of nose
Dilatator naris
- Innervation: superior buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: widens, dilates nostrils and anterior nasal aperture
Depressor septi
- Innervation: superior buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: widens nostril
Levator labii superioris
- Innervation: buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: raises and everts upper lip
Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
- Innervation: buccal branches of facial nerve
- Actions: raises and everts upper lip; dilates nostril
Zygomaticus minor
- Innervation: buccal branches of facial nerve
- Actions: raises upper lip; produces nasolabial groove
Zygomaticus major
- Innervation: buccal branches of facial nerve
- Action: draws angle of mouth up and out
Levator anguli oris
- Innervation: buccal branches of facial nerve
- Actions: raises angle of mouth; produces nasolabial groove