ACTIVITY 4

Botardo, Jana Roz P. - Activity 4

Botardo, Jana Roz P. - Activity 4

by Jana Roz Botardo -
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Orbicularis oculi - action: closes eye

Orbicularis oris - action: closes and protrudes lips

Lavator labii superioris - action: raises upper lip

Corrugator supercilii - action: draws eyebrows inferiorly and wrinkled skin of forehead vertically 

occipitofrontalis - action: draws scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrows, and wrinkles skin in forehead

reason/mechanism: The swelling of nerves that controls the mentioned muscles

other symptoms: drooling, dryness of eyes, pain behind ears

References:

Tortora, & Derrickson. (2012). Chapter 11: The Muscular System. In Principles of anatomy and physiology (13th ed.).

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2022, May 4). Bell’s Palsy. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bells-palsy/symptoms-causes/syc-20370028