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skeletal muscles of the head
muscles of the head and neck
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2010

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zygomaticus major and minor
Definition
used in smiling
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buccinator
Definition
used to suck in your cheeks
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orbicularis oculi
Definition
used in blinking and squinting
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depressor labii inferioris
Definition
used to pout (pulls the corners of the mouth downward)
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epicranius (occipital belly)
Definition
raises your eyebrows for a questioning expression
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corrugator supercilii
Definition
used to form the vertical frown crease on the forehead
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orbicularis oculi
Definition
your "kisser"
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masseter
Definition
prime mover to raise the madible
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platysma
Definition
tenses skin of the neck during shaving
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