ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Alejandro Earl Mateo -
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  1. Platysma
  • Origin: Pectoral fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major
  • Insertion: Mandible
  • Action: Depresses mandible and tenses neck skin
Mentalis
  • Origin: Mandible
  • Insertion: Skin of chin/lower lip
  • Action: Raises skin of chin and elevates, everts, and protrudes lower lip
Orbicularis Oris
  • Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding opening of mouth
  • Insertion: Skin at corner of mouth
  • Action: Closes, protrudes, and compresses lips
Corrugator Supercilia
  • Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal boneĀ 
  • Insertion: Skin of eyebrow above middle part of supraorbital margin
  • Action: Moves eyebrow down and inward toward nose, creating wrinkles in lower forehead
Orbicularis Oculi
  • Origin: Medial wall of orbit
  • Insertion: Circular path around orbit
  • Action: Closes eyelids
Occipitofrontalis
  • Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis
  • Insertion: Skin superior to supraorbital margin
  • Action: Lifts eyebrows, pulls scalp, creates horizontal lines on forehead forward.