ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 1

by Najerah Dimakuta -
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1. Muscle: Platysma

Origin: Pectoral fascia

Insertion: Inferior border of mandible and adjacent muscles

Action: Depresses mandible and tenses skin of neck

 

2. Muscle: Mentalis

Origin: Incisive fossa of mandible

Insertion: Subcutaneous tissue of chin

Action: Protrudes and elevates the lower lip

 

3. Muscle: Orbicularis oris

Origin: Modiolus of angulus oris and vermillion line

Insertion: Skin and fascia of lips

Action: Compresses and protrudes lips

 

4. Muscle: Corrugator supercili

Origin: Medial aspect of superciliary arch

Insertion: Skin above each eyebrow

Action: Draws two eyebrows to form facial wrinkles

 

5. Muscle: Orbicularis oculi

Origin: Frontal bone, maxilla, medial palpebral ligament, and lacrimal bone

Insertion: Lateral palpebral raphe

Action: Close the eyelids

 

6. Muscle: Occipitofrontalis

Origin: Frontal belly, skin of eyebrow

Insertion: Epicranial aponeurosis

Action: Elevates eyebrows, wrinkles skin of forehead