ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Ethan Harvey Macatangay -
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1. Platysma

Origin: Fascia over deltoid and pectoralis major 

Insertion: Mandible

Action: Draws the outer part of lower lip inferiorly and posteriorly

2. Mentalis

Origin: Mandible

Insertion: Skin of chin

Action: Elevates and protrudes the lower lip and pulls skin of chin up

3. Orbicularis Oris

Origin: Muscle fibers surrounding opening of the mouth

Insertion: Skin at corner of mouth

Action: Closes and protrudes the lips

4. Corrugator supercilii

Origin: Medial end of superciliary arch of frontal lobe

Insertion: Skin of Eyebrow

Action: Draws eyebrows inferiorly and wrinkles skin of forehead

5. Orbicularis oculi

Origin: Medial wall of orbit

Insertion: Circular path around orbit

Action: closes eye

6. Occipitofrontalis

Origin: Epicranial aponeurosis

Insertion: Skin superior to supraorbital margin

Action: Draws the scalp anteriorly, raises eyebrow, wrinkles skin of forehead horizontally