Muscles of the Face/Restorative Art

Auricular

3 thin muscles in the region of the ear; (ANTERIOR, SUPERIOR, AND POSTERIOR) also have more effect on the movement of the scalp than the ear.

Hyoid Bone

A bone in the neck, not articulated to any other bone.

Masseter

A muscle of mastication. It closes the mandible. A muscle arising from the Zygomatic Arch and inserting in the mandible

Levator Angulii Oris

A small muscle at the angle of the mouth. Elevates the angle of the mouth.

Mastication

Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

Corrugator

Draws the eyebrows inferiorly and medially, as in FROWNING. A pyramid shaped muscle of facial expression. This muscle lies beneath the frontalis and orbicularis occulii.

Zygomaticus Minor

Draws the upper lip superiorly and laterally

Levator Labii Superioris

ELEVATES & EXTENDS THE UPPER LIP. A muscle of facial expression. It is lateral to the "common elevator" and raises the upper lip.

Zygomaticus Major

Extends from the cheekbone to the angle of the mouth. Draws the upper lip posteriorly, superiorly, and laterally as in smiling or laughing

Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi

RAISES THE UPPER LIP AND DILATES THE NOSTRILS. The "COMMON ELEVATOR" of the upper lip and wing of the nose is a long narrow slip running beside the nose

Levator Palpebra Superioris

Raises the upper eyelid. A muscle of facial expression that runs from the inside of the eye socket to the superior tarsal plate of the eyelid

Platysma

Thin layer of muscle covering the anterior aspect of the NECK

Digastric

a DOUBLE-BELLIED muscle of the neck, which attaches to the mastoid process and the mandible. Draws the hyoid bone superiorly

Temporalis Muscle

a broad muscle arising in the temporal cavity and inserting in the mandible

Depressor Angulii Oris

a muscle of facial expression the arises from the mandible to insert into the angulii oris. Depresses the angle of the mouth.

Depressor Labii Inferioris

a muscle of facial expression; Depresses the lower lip inferiorly and slightly laterally

Spincter

a ring like muscle which closes a natural orifice

Sternocleidmastoid

a thick muscle that originates from the mastoid process of the temporal bone immediately medial and posterior to the earlobe. Rotates and depresses the head.

Risorius

extends from the skin over the Masseter muscles to the corners of the mouth; Draws corners of mouth posteriorly

Origin

refers to the end of the muscle which is attached to a FIXED point

Palpebra

refers to the eyelid

Prognathism

refers to the projection of the jaws beyond the upper part of the face

Buccinator

supresses THE CHEEK, and it pulls the angulii oris posteriorly. It produces the ACTION OF SUCKING

Orbicularis Oris

the sphincter muscle surrounds the eye socket

Insertion

the terms that refers to the end which is attached to the movable part or to the skin

Mentalis

this muscle is located on the TIP OF THE CHIN

Orbicularis Oculli

this muscle's function is to CLOSE THE EYELIDS; when you wink you can feel this muscle

Procerus

this muscle's function is to draw the SKIN OF THE NOSE DOWNWARD the fibers merge with those of the frontalis

Corrugator

this muscle's function is to draw the eyebrows inferiorly and medially; its location is at the medial end of the eyebrow, also knows as THE FROWNING MUSCLE

Occipitofrontalis

this muscles function is to draw the scalp posteriorly and anteriorly and RAISES THE EYEBROWS