head and neck

FRONTALIS
- raises eyebrows
- shows surprise
TEMPORALIS

muscle of mastication
ORBICULARIS OCULI
- wink
- squint
- closes eyelid
CORRUGATOR SUPERCILLI
- wrinkles nose
- furrows eyebrows
ZYGOMATICUS MAJOR
- smiles
- elevates upper lips
- pulls laterally
LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS ALAQUE NASI
- elevate the top lip
- flare ala
ZYGOMATICUS MINOR
- smiles
- elevates upper lip
NASALIS

depresses the tip of the nose
LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS

smile
LEVATOR ANGULI ORIS
- smile
- elevates the angle of the mouth
ORBICULARIS ORIS
- closes lips
- tightening and thinning lips
- rolls lips inside between teeth "grandpa teeth"
- kissing/pouting
BUCCINATOR
- NOT a muscle of mastication
- keeps food on occlusal surface
MASSETER
- muscle of mastication
- bruxism indicator
DEPRESSOR LABII INFERIORIS
- frowns
- lowers the lower lip
RISORIUS
- smiles
- pulls back
MENTALIS "thinking"
- protrudes lower lip
- narrowing oral vestibule
- (place cotton roll to relax)
DEPRESSOR ANGULI ORIS
- frowns
- lowers the angle of the mouth
PLATYSMA
- pulls corner of the mouth down
- raises skin of the neck
EPICRANIAL APONEUROSIS
- NOT a muscle
- raises front eyebrows
- shows surprise
OCCIPITALIS
- raises eyebrows
- shows surprise
TRAPEZIUS
STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID
- (lypmhoid glands located under)
- sternum, clavicle, mastoid of temporal bone

Author

jackiedh

37000

Card Set

head and neck

Description

figure 6

Updated

2010-09-24T03:22:50Z

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