ACTIVITY 4

GUTIRREZ, Nathalie Bianca V. - Activity 4

GUTIRREZ, Nathalie Bianca V. - Activity 4

by Nathalie Bianca Gutierrez -
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  1. Muscles involved

    1. Platysma

      1. Action: Draws outer part of lower lip inferiorly

    2. Orbicularis oculi

      1. Action: closes eye

    3. Orbicularis oris

      1. Action: closes and protrudes lips; compresses lips against teeth; shapes lips during speech

    4. Buccinator

      1. Action: presses cheeks against teeth and lips

    5. Occipitofrontalis

      1. Action: draws scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrows, and wrinkles skin of forehead

  2. Mechanism:

    1. Bell’s Palsy dysfunctions the cranial nerve II, which results in the drooping of one side of the face.

  3. Symptoms:

    1. Weak eyelid closure

    2. Aching of the ear

    3. Numbness of the cheek/mouth