Facial Muscles Flashcards
Where would you find the frontal muscle?
Forehead
Where would you find the corrugator muscle?
Above the eye, start of the brows
What are the cheek muscles called?
Zygomaticus ( major and minor)
What circular muscle surrounds the eye?
Orbicularis occuli
Where would you find the risorius muscle?
Edges of the mouth
Where would you find the buccinator muscle?
On the cheeks
Which muscle surrounds the mouth?
Orbicularis oris
Which is the largest muscle of the face and covers the base of the skull?
Sternocleidomastoid
Where would you find the temporal is muscle?
Over the temporal bone ( side of the head)
Where would you find the nasalis muscle?
At the top of the nose
Which muscle connects the top and lower jaw?
The masseter
Which muscle travels down the front of the neck from the jaw line?
The platysma
Where would you find the mentalis muscle?
On the chin
Where would you find the triangularis muscle?
The outer corners of the lower lip
