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Muscles of the Face
Facial muscles as well as their functions.
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Anatomy
11/05/2008
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Occipitofrontalis
 Definition
Wrinkles forehead, elevates eyebrows, moves scalp backward
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Orbicularis oculi
 Definition
Closes eye
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Orbicularis oris
 Definition
Closes mouth, purses lips, Speech
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Zygomaticus major/minor
 Definition
Smile :)
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Platysma
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Depresses mandible and lower lips
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Buccinator
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Compresses cheek, moves food beneath teeth, suction for suckling
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Temporalis
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Elevates and retracts mandible
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Masseter
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Elevates and protracts mandible