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face muscle
Muscle of facial expression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| occipitofrontalis | elevates eyebrows; wrinkles forehead(surprise) |
| currgator supercilii | draws eyebrows downward medially (anger,frowning) |
| orbicularis oculi | closes eyelids: orbital part tightly (wink); Palpebral part gently |
| procerus | wrinkles skin over brones (sadness) |
| nasalis | compresses nostrils (transverse part);dilates nostrils(alar part) |
| deoressor septi | constricts nares |
| orbicularis oris | closes lips or purse |
| levator angulis oris | elevates angle of mouth medially (disgust) |
| levator labii superioris | elevates upperlips;dilates nares (disgust) |
| levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | elevates ala of nose and upper lip |
| zygomaticus major | draws angle of mouth backward and up wward (smile0 |
| zygomaticus minor | elevates upper lip |
| depressor labii inferioris | depresses lower lip |
| depressor anguli | depresses angle of mouth(frowning) |
| risorius | retracts angle of mouth (grimace) |
| buccinator | compresses cheek to keep it taut |
| mentalis | elevates and protrudes lower lip (doubt) |
| aruricularis anterior,superior,and posterior | retract and elevate ear. |