ACTIVITY 4

BANADA, Nicole Angelie B. - Activity 4

BANADA, Nicole Angelie B. - Activity 4

by Nicole Angelie Bañada -
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  1. MUSCLES AFFECTED AND ITS ACTIONS

    1. Orbicularis Oculi - Closes the eyes, Allows eyes to blink, Controls tear pump mechanism

    2. Frontalis - Allows the eyebrows to raise and foreheads to wrinkle

    3. Orbicularis oris - Allows mouth to close and lips to pucker or pout

    4. Buccinator - Cheek compression and it is also the assistant muscle used in chewing food

    5. Platysma - Tenses the skin of the neck and draws the corner of the lips downward

  1. MECHANISM OF MUSCLE WEAKNESS

Bell's Palsy is a condition in which the muscles on one side of the face temporarily weakens and becomes paralyzed. It is a dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII or facial nerve as it appears to be inflamed and malfunctioning. Effects of this is what causes the facial muscles to stop working, become paralyzed, and cause a downward facial expression on one side of the face. 

  1. OTHER SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF FACIAL MUSCLE WEAKNESS

  • Pain around the jaw or behind the ear of the affected side 

  • Drooling

  • Downward facial expression

  • Difficulty in speaking

  • Headache

  • Difficulty in making facial expressions such as smiling and winking