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Muscles of the face and head

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Muscle
Attachment 1 (origin)
Attachment 2 (insertion)
Action 1
Action 2
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Innervation
Frontalis   Epi Cranial Coronal Suture   Skin over the eyebrow above the eye and nose   Wrinkles forehead   Raises eyebrow     Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Orbicularis oculi   Frontal bone   Frontal bone   Closes and squints eyes       Temporal and Zygomatic branch of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Obicularis oris   fascia surrounding the mouth (encircles the mouth)   Lips and fascia surrounding the mouth (same as attachment 1)   Closes the mouth "kissing muscle"   Protraction of the lips     Mandibular branch of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Buccinator   Maxilla and mandible   Orbicularis oris on corner of mouth   Compression of the cheeks (against the teeth)   blow bubbles     Buccal branch of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Zygomaticus muscles   Zygomatic bone   Tissue in the corners of the mouth   Elevates the corners of the mouth ("smiling" muscle)       Buccal branches of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Levator labii superioris   Maxilla and zygomatic bone   Upper lip   Elevates upper lip       Buccal branches of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Depressor labii inferioris   Mandible   Lower lip   Depresses lower lip       Buccal branches of Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Masseter   Zygomatic arch   Coronoid process of mandible   Elevates mandible   Protraction of the mandible   Retraction of the mandible   Trigeminal Nerve (cn 5)  
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Temporalis   Temporal fossa   Coronoid process and ramus of mandible   Elevates mandible   Retracts mandible     Temporal and Trigeminal Nerve (cn 5)  
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Medial pterygoid   Palatine bone and Sphenoid bone   Mandible   Elevates jaw   Protracts jaw   assist mandidble in chewing   Trigeminal Nerve (cn 5)  
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Lateral pterygoid   Sphenoid bone   Mandible and temporomandibular joint   Protracts jaw   Moves jaw laterally (contralateral deviation of the mandible)     Trigeminal Nerve (cn 5)  
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Occipitalis   Occipital and temporal bones   Galea aponeurotica anteriorly   Draws scalp posteriorly       Facial Nerve (cn 7)  
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Risorius   Masseter muscle   corners of the mouth   retracts the angle of the mouth   fish face muscle   (blank)   Buccal branch of facial nerve  
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Platysma   Pectorlis major and Deltiod   Mandible   draws mouth downward, skin over clavicle up   pout, show strain in neck   (blank)   Cervical branch of Facial Nerve  
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Corrugator   superciliary arch frontal bone   skin sbove the eyebell, super orbital margin   move eyebrow up and down   Dr. Sprak   (blank)   Temporal branch of facial nerve  
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Nasalis   maxilla   side of the nose bridge   help open and close nasal   (blank)   (blank)   Buccal branch of Facial Nerve  
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