DAA: Facial Expression Muscles

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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


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