ACTIVITY 1

LEMI, Erin Brianna C.

LEMI, Erin Brianna C.

by Erin Brianna Lemi -
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1. Platysma 

Origin: fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscles

Insertion: mandible, blends with muscles around angle of mouth and skin of lower face

Action: draws outer part of lower lip inferiorly and posteriorly as in pouting; depresses mandible

2. Mentalis

Origin: mandible

Insertion: skin of chin

Action: elevates and protrudes lower lip and pulls skip of chin up, as in pouting

3. Orbicularis Oris

Origin: muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth

Insertion: skin at corner of mouth

Action: closes and protrudes lips, as in kissing; compresses lips against teeth; and shapes lips during speech

4. Corrugator Supercilii 

Origin: medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone

Insertion: skin of eyebrow

Action: draws eyebrow inferiorly and wrinkles skin of forehead vertically as in frowning

5. Orbicularis Oculi

Origin: medial wall of orbit

Insertion: circular path around orbit

Action: closes eye

6. Occipitofrontalis

Origin: skin and superfacial facia of eyebrows

Insertion: epicranial aponeurosis

Action: moves scalp on skull and raises eyebrows

 

 

Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2017). Tortora’s Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. In John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks. https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BB23861293