Unit 4 - Head and Neck: Muscles of Facial Expression - Forehead, Nose, and Ear (Ex. III) Flashcards

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orbicularis oculi

palpebral fissure and nose

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O: M orbital margin; M palpebral ligament; lacrimal bone
I: skin around margin of orbit; S and I tarsal plates
Inn: facial n. (CN VII) branch
A: acts as orbital sphincter (closes eyelids) - palpebral portion gently closes and orbital portion tightly closes (winking)

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frontal belly of occipitofrontalis

calvaria

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O: epicranial aponeurosis
I: skin and subcutaneous tissue of eyebrows and forehead
Inn: facial n. (CN VII) branch
A: elevates eyebrows; wrinkles skin of forehead

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