ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Fhai-Khynnemer Salipada -
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Here are alternative descriptions for each muscle action:


1) Name: Platysma
Origin: Fascia over the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles
Insertion: Mandible
Action: Lowers the mandible and pulls the lower face downward


2) Name: Depressor labii inferioris
Origin: Mandible
Insertion: Skin of the lower lip
Action: Pulls the lower lip downward


3) Name: Orbicularis oris
Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding the mouth opening
Insertion: Skin at the corner of the mouth
Action: Compresses and shapes the lips, as in puckering for a kiss


4) Name: Corrugator supercilii
Origin: Medial portion of the superciliary arch of the frontal bone
Insertion: Skin above the eyebrow
Action: Draws the eyebrows downward and creates vertical wrinkles in the forehead


5) Name: Orbicularis oculi
Origin: Medial wall of the orbit
Insertion: Encircles the orbit
Action: Closes the eyelids


6) Name: Occipitofrontalis
Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis
Insertion: Skin above the supraorbital margin
Action: Elevates the eyebrows and creates horizontal forehead wrinkles