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Muscle of facial expression that lifts the eyebrows when surprised
Epicranial
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Muscle that closes eyelid
Orbicularis Oculi
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Eye muscle responsible for frowning expression
Corrugator Supercilli
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Muscle responsible for closing and pursing lips as well as pouting and grimacing
Orbicularis Oris
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Chewing Muscle
Buccinator
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Muscle that stretches lips
Risorius
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Muscle that raises upper lip
Levator Labii Superioris
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Muscle raises upper lip and dilates nostrils when sneering
Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
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2 muscles whose primary function is smiling
Zygomaticus major; Levator anguli oris
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Raises upper lip, assists in smiling
Zygomaticus minor
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Frowning muscle
Depressor anguli oris
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Muscle that lowers lower lip
Depressor labii inferioris
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Muscle that raises chin and protrudes lower lip
Mentalis
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Raises neck skin and assists in grimacing
Platysma
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3 muscles of mastication that elevates the mandible
Masseter, temporalis and medial pterygoid
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Muscle of mastication that elevates and retracts the mandible
Temporalis
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Muscle of mastication that slightly depresses the mandible, protrudes the mandible, and when one muscle is activated the jaw deviates to the right or the left
Lateral pterygoid
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Digastric, mylohyoid, stylohyoid,and geniohyoid muscles are in which muscle group?
Suprahyoid
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Sternothroid, sternohyoid, omohyoid, and thyrohyoid muscles are in which muscle group?
Infrahyoid
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Muscle that protrudes tongue and depresses portions of the tongue
Genioglossus
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Muscle that retracts tongue
Styloglossus
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Muscle that depresses tongue
Hyoglossus
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Muscle that elevates and arches tongue and depresses soft palate toward the tongue
Palatoglossus (anterior faucial pillar)
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TMJ ligament that runs from the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle of the mandible
Stylomandibular ligament
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