Muscles of Facial Expression
occipitofrontalis
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buccinator
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orbicularis oculi
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orbicularis oris
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platysma
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zygomaticus
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zygomaticus major
What muscle is the blue arrow pointing to?
zygomaticus minor
What muscle is the red arrow pointing to?
masseter
elevates mandible and closes jaw
orbicularis oculi
located around each orbit closes eye
lateral pterygoid
opens jaws protrudes mandible, or slides the mandible from side to side
zygomaticus major
retracts and elevates corner or mouth
zygomaticus minor
retracts and elevates upper lip