MUSCLES OF FACIAL EXPRESSION

Muscles of facial expression are important not only to express emotions but also for speech and mastication

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What Nerve Controls Facial Expressions?

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What nerve controls facial expressions?	VII Facial Nerve
Muscles of the ear	Posterior auricular muscle, superior auricular muscle, and anterior auricular muscle
Another name for epicranius	Occipitofrontalis
Muscle of the neck	Platysma
Muscles of the eyes	Orbicularis occuli, corrugators, procerus
Orbicularis Occuli	Muscles that close the eyelid. Upper eyelid, palebral- lower, orbital
Corrugators	From the bridge of the nose to the lateral part of the eyebrows
Which muscle pulls the eyebrows at the medial end down?	Procerus
Which muscle pulls eyebrows medially and down?	Corrugators
Procerus	From the bridge of the nose to medial end of the eyebrow
Muscles of the nose	Dilator Naris, pull nostrils down- Compressor Naris, compresses nostrils
3 ways muscles Influence in the mouth	Speech, mastication and expression
Abnormal pressure causes:	Lip bitting, cheek bitting, lip compression (teeth misalignment)
How many muscles of the mouth?	10 muscles
Orbicularis oris	Surrounds the mouth in the tissue of the lip, closes and compresses lip