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Risorius
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Origin: Fascia over parotid gland
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Insertion: Skin at angle of mouth
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Action: Draws angle of mouth laterally as in grimacing
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Mentalis
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Origin: Mandible
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Insertion: Skin of chin
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Action: Elevates and protrudes lower lip as in pouting
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Orbicularis oris
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Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding mouth opening
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Insertion: Skin at corner of mouth
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Action: Closes and protrudes lips as in kissing
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Corrugator supercilii
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Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone.
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Insertion: Skin of eyebrow
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Action: Draws eyebrow inferiorly and wrinkles skin of forehead vertically as in frowning
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Orbicularis oculi
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Origin: Medial wall of orbit
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Insertion: Circular path around orbit
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Action: Closes eye
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Occipitofrontalis (frontal belly)
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Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis
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Insertion: Skin superior to supraorbital margin
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Action: Wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally, raises eyebrows, and draws scalp anteriorly
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