Facial Muscles Flashcards
0
Q
Muscles of mastication
A
Supplied by the trigeminal nerve.
1
Q
What are facial muscles are supplied by?
A
The facial nerve
2
Q
Facial muscles
A
Groups of muscles on the head have a superficial arrangement because of their attachment to and their influence on the skin.
3
Q
Groups of the facial muscles
A
They fuse together or exchange muscle fibers
Insert by isolate thin elastic tendons into the skin.
Tendons are sometimes separated by globular of fat.
Where tendons attach to the skin, dimples are formed.
4
Q
Contractions in the face
A
Cause creasing of the skin
Consistent creasing of the skin will create folds.
