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Muscles of the Face
Facial muscles as well as their functions.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
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
Definition
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
Definition
Elevates and protracts mandible
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