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Face muscles
Functions of face mauscles
Question | Answer |
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It moves scalp on skull and raises eyebrows | Occipitofrontalis; Occipital and frontal belly |
It closes eyelids and dilates lacrimal sac; It throws skin around orbit into folds to protect eyeball | Orbicularis oculi, Palpebral part. and Orbital part |
Vertical wrinkles of forehead, as in frowning | Corrugator supercilii |
Compresses mobile nasal cartilages | Compressor nasi |
It widens nasal aperture | Dilator nasi |
Wrinkles in the skin of nose | Procerus |
Compresses lips together | Orbicularis oris |