ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Gabrielle Elysse Dillera -
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1. Platysma

Origin: Fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major muscles

Insertion: Mandible, blends with muscles around angle of mouth, and skin of lower face

Action: Draws outer part of lower lip inferiorly and posteriorly as in pouting; depresses mandible

2. Mentalis

Origin: Mandible

Insertion: Underneath skin of chin

Action: Elevates and protudes lower lip and pulls skin of chin up; as in frowning 

3. Orbicularis oris

Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding the opening of the mouth

Insertion: Slom at corner of the mouth

Action: Closes and protudes lips; as in kissing

4. Corrugator supercili

Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal bone

Insertion: Skin of eyebrow

Action: Draws eyebrow inferorly

5. Orbicularis oculi

 Origin: Medial wall of orbit

Insertion: Circular path around orbit

Action: Closes eye

6. Occipofrontalis

Origin: Epicranial Aponeurosis

Insertion; Skin superior to supraorbital margin

Action: Wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally