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Muscles of the face & neck
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General description of muscles | They are layered and can be superficial or deep |
| Where do muscles of the face arise from? | vascular outer layers of bones (periosteum) or from other outer adjacent muscles |
| What do facial muscles insert into? | other facial muscles or into the connective tissue or the fat tissue layers under the skin |
| What are 5 functions of facial muscles? | can move facial skin, protects the eyes (blinking), important for facial expression and emotions, important for feeding, chewing, and swallowing, and speech articulation |
| Orbicularis oris name cue | circle, mouth |
| Orbicularis oculi name cue | circle, eye |
| What are the names of body muscles often based on? | origin to insertion |
| 2 examples of names showing base of origin to insertion | occipito frontalis and sternocleidomastoid |
| Orbicularis oculi function | closing the eyes |
| Orbicularis oris function | lip rounding; speech sounds of /p, b, m/ |
| Zygomaticus major function | smiling |
| Buccinator function | chewing |
| Masseter function | chewing |
| Depressor labii inferioris function | sadness |
| Depressor anguli oris function | sadness |
| Mentalis function | pulls the skin of the chin upwards |
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