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Facial Expressionn
Muscles of the facial expression
| Muscle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Epicranius | occipital bone | skin and muscles around eye | raises eyebrow |
| Obicularis oculi | Maxillary and frontal | skin around eyes | closes eye |
| orbicularis oris | muscles near the mouth | skin of lips | closes and protrudes lips |
| buccinator | outer surfaces of maxilla and mandible | orbicularis oris | compresses checks inward |
| Zygomaticus | zygomatic bone | orbicularis oris | raises corner of mouth |
| Platyma | fascia in upper chest | lower border of mandible | draws angle of mouth downward |