Muscles of Face

Question 1

Platysma

Answer 1

Start at the chest and covers the neck up to the mandible.
Draws mouths corners down.
Fear, Horror

Question 2

Boccinator

Answer 2

Compresses the cheek.

Blowing

Question 3

Levator labii x2

Answer 3

Runs upwards from the upper lip.
Raises and draws back the upper lips and nostrils.
Distaste

Question 4

Orbicularis Oris x1

Answer 4

Purses the lips, closes the mouth.

Pout, kiss

Question 5

Triangularis x2

Answer 5

Runs downwards from the lower lip.
Draws down the mouths corners.
Sadness

Question 6

Sterno Cleido Mastoid x2

Answer 6

Runs down on an angle from each side of the neck to the collar bone.
Flexes the neck, rotates and bows the head.
Nodding

Question 7

Procerus

Answer 7

Draw down the eyebrows wrinkles skin over bridge of the nose.
Distaste

Question 8

Nasali

Answer 8

Open and closes the nostrils.

Anger

Question 9

Zygomaticus major/minor

Answer 9

Lifts corners of the mouth back and up.

Smiling

Question 10

Masseter

Answer 10

Raises lower jaw, closes the mouth.

Chewing

Question 11

Mentalis

Answer 11

Raises the lower lip.

Doubt

Question 12

Risorius

Answer 12

Draws the corners of the mouth outwards and bachwards

Question 13

Quadrates labii superious

Answer 13

Lifts upper lip

Question 14

Depressor labbi

Answer 14

Draws lower lip down

Question 15

Corregator

Answer 15

In between the inner eyebrows.

Question 16

Frontalis

Answer 16

Lifts the eyebrows which cause horizontal creases to appear.

Question 17

Obiccularis Oculi

Answer 17

Round muscle that surrounds the eye.

Question 18

Temporalils

Answer 18

Extend over the ears, down to the corner of the jaw.

Raises the jaw when we chew.

Question 19

Trapezius

Answer 19

A large kite shaped muscle that covers the back and side the neck, shoulders and upper back.

Question 20

Pectoralis (major and minor)

Answer 20

Cover the chest.

Question 21

Deltoid

Answer 21

Caps the shoulder joint.

Question 22

What 2 muscle help us to chew our food?

Answer 22

Temporalis and Masseter

Question 23

What muscle turn the head from side to side?

Answer 23

Sterno-cleido-mastoid

Question 24

What muscle raises the eyebrows?

Answer 24

Frontalis

Question 25

What is the action of the Buccinator muscle?

Answer 25

Maintains tension the cheeks and is used when blowing.

Question 26

what draws the eyebrows together resulting in a frowning expression?

Answer 26

Corrugator

Question 27

What muscle raises and lower the shoulders?

Answer 27

Trapezius

Question 28

What muscle raises the corners of the mouth to allow us to smile?

Answer 28

Zygomaticus

Question 29

What muscle allows the eye to wink and blink?

Answer 29

Orbicularis Oculi

Question 30

What muscle lifts the upper lip and assists with opening the mouth?

Answer 30

Levator labii superioris

Question 31

where would you find the Mentalis muscle?

Answer 31

Over the chin

Question 32

Where is the Temporalis muscle situated?

Answer 32

At the side of the head over the ears.

Question 33

whre would you find the deltoid muscle?

Answer 33

Capping each shoulder joint.

Question 34

What muscle draws the arm in towards the chest?

Answer 34

Pectoralis

Question 35

What is the action of the Depressor anguli oris muscle?

Answer 35

Draw the corner of the mouth downwards producing a sad expression.

Question 36

What is the action of the orbicularis oris muscle?

Answer 36

Purses the lip and closes the mouth as in kissing or whistling.

Question 37

What muscle pulls the corners of the mouth sideway as in grinning?

Answer 37

Risorius