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20 Cards in this Set
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Occipito-Frontalis muscle
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Raises eyebrows and wrinkles forehead
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Orbital
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Winking and tightly closing the eye
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Palpebral
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Gentle closure of eye
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Corrugater supercilli
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Draws the eyebrows medially and downward
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Nasalis
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Widening of the nostril
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Dilator nares
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Attaches to the wing of the nose
Responsible for flaring nostrils |
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Depressor septae
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Muscle lowers nasal septum during allergies, sniffling, etc.
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Procerus
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Wrinkles superior part of the nose
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Levator labii Superioris
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Muscle runs from the infra-orbital ridge on the maxilla to the upper lip
Covers the infra-orbital foramen |
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Risorius
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Comes from parotid region
inserts on the corner of the mouth |
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MENTALIS
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Pouting muscle
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Depressor labii inferioris
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Covers mental foramen
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Orbicularis oris
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Circular muscle fibers surrounding the mouth
Important for kissing, puckering, talking, eating |
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Buccinator
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Principle muscle of the cheek
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Platysma
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Depress lower lip laterally and inferiorly
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Lacrimal
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Lies behind lacrimal sac (don't need to know)
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Levator labii superioris alque nasi
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has 2 parts= nose, lip
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zygomaticus minor
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arise from zygomatic bone, inserts to upper lip between superioris and major
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zygomaticus major
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larger than minor, attaches to zygomatic bone to corner of lip
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Levator anguli oris
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Runs at an angle to the corner of mouth
Mostly covered by levator labii superificialis Arises below infra-orbital foramen |
