ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Justin Ronan Salvador -
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1. Risorius

  • Origin: Fascia over salivary gland
  • Insertion: Skin at angle of mouth
  • Action: Draws the corner of the mouth

2. Mentalis

  • Origin: Mandible
  • Insertion: Skin of chin
  • Action: Elevates and protrudes lower lip

3. Orbicularis oris

  • Origin: Muscle fibers around mouth opening
  • Insertion: Skin at corner of mouth
  • Action: Closes and protrudes lips

4. Corrugator supercilii

  • Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone
  • Insertion: Skin of eyebrow
  • Action: Draws eyebrows together and downward, wrinkling the skin between them

5. Orbicularis oculi

  • Origin: Medial wall of orbit
  • Insertion: Circular path around the orbit
  • Action: Closes eye

6. Occipitofrontalis 

  • Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis
  • Insertion: Skin superior to supraorbital margin
  • Action: Draws scalp upward, raises eyebrows, and wrinkles the skin of the forehead horizontally