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Face
Muscles of the face
Question | Answer |
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These muscles are located in the cheek and extend from the ears across the face almost as far as the nearest corner of the mouth. | Zygomaticus |
These are circular muscles around the orbit of each eye, responsible for closing the eye(s). | Orbicularis Oculi |
This is a thin sheet of muscle positioned between the collar bone and the jaw, whose action is to depress the jaw. | platysma |
This is a thin quadrilateral muscle that is intimately adherent to the superficial fascia | frontalis |
This is a facial muscle located in the cheek area on each side of the face. | masseter |
This is a long muscle in the neck that rotates the neck and flex the head. | sternocleidomastoid AKA "sternomastoid" |
This is a circular muscle around the mouth that closes and compresses the lips. | Orbicularis Oris |