Superficial Facial Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Orbicularis Oculi
A
Orbital part by surrounding eyelids
buries eyelids
Palpebral Part: closes eyelid but not bury
2
Q
Compressor Naris
A
Compress Nasal Cartilage
3
Q
Dilator Naris
A
Dilate nostrils
4
Q
Procerus
A
wrinkles skin of nose
5
Q
Orbicularis Oris
A
closes mouth
surrounds lips
6
Q
Levator Labii Superioris
A
Raises Upper Lip
7
Q
Zygomaticus Major and Minor
A
Raise and pull upper lip laterally
8
Q
Levator Anguli Oris
A
raise corner of mouth
9
Q
Risorious
A
smilng muscle
10
Q
Depressor Anguli Oris
A
Tragedy Muscle
11
Q
Depressor Labii Inferiorisq
A
Depress Lower Lip
12
Q
Mentalis
A
Wrinkles skin of chin
13
Q
Buccinator
A
compress mouth
keep food b/w teeth while chewing
14
Q
Frontalis
A
move scalp
attach to epicranial aponeurosis (scAlp)
raise eyebrows
15
Q
Occipitalis
A
move scalp
attach to epicranial aponeurosis (scAlp)
