Muscle name |
Origin |
Insertion |
Action |
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Fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscles |
Mandible, blends with muscles around angle of mouth, and skin of lower face |
Draws outer part of lower lip inferiorly and posteriorly as in pouting; depresses mandible. |
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mandible |
Skin of chin |
Elevates and protrudes lower lip and pulls the skin of the chin up, as in pouting. |
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Muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth |
Skin at corner of mouth |
Closes and protrudes lips, as in kissing; compresses lips against teeth; and shapes lips during speech |
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Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone |
Skin of eyebrow |
Draws eyebrow inferiorly and wrinkles skin of forehead vertically as in frowning |
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Medial wall of orbit |
Circular path around orbit |
Closes eye |
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Epicranial aponeurosis |
Skin superior to supraorbital margin |
Draws scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrows, and wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally as in look of surprise |