DAA: Facial Expression Muscles
What is the Levator labii superioris muscle?
"Elvis" muscle
What is the Depressor labii inferioris muscle?
"pout" muscle
What is the Orbicularis oris muscle?
"pucker" muscle
Which muscles depress the lip?
Depressor anguli oris muscle Depressor labii inferioris muscle Platysma
What is the only facial muscle that is innervated by this nerve and what nerve innervates it?
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle Cranial Nerve III - Oculomotor Nerve
What is the Risorius muscle?
draws angle of mouth laterally
What cranial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?
CN VII - Facial Nerve
What is the Orbicularis oculi muscle?
closes the eye
What is the Depressor anguli oris muscle?
frown muscle
What is the Procerus muscle?
pulls eyebrows medially and down
What is the Levator palpebrae superioris muscle?
raises upper lid
What is the Zygomaticus muscle?
smile muscle
What is the Nasalis muscle?
widens the nostrils
What is the Epicranius frontalis muscle?
wrinkles the forehead