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Muscles of the Face: Innervation/Function Flashcards

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Temporalis

A

CN V3
Elevate mandible=close jaw

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Masseter

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CN V3
Elevates mandible=close jaw

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Buccinator

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CN VII
Tighten cheek
“Bugle” muscle

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Medial pterygoid

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CN V3
Elevate mandible=close jaw
Grinds teeth for chewing

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Lateral pterygoid

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CN V3
Stick out jaw
Open jaw
Back and forth for chewing

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Frontalis

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CN VII
Raise eyebrows
Furrow brow

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Orbicularis Oculi

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CN VII
Shuts eyes, winks, squints

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Orbicularis Oris

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CN VII
Lip movement

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Platysma

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CN VII
Tense skin of inferior neck/face

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CN VII Facial Expression Muscles

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FOBOP
Frontalis
Orbicularis Oculi
Buccinator
Orbicularis Oris
Platysma

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