Head and Neck muscles

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Orbicularis Oculi

Has fibers that run in circles around the eye
Has fibers that run in circles around the eye
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Orbicularis Oris
The circular muscle of the lips
The circular muscle of the lips
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Zygomaticus
Extends from the corner of the mouth to the cheek.
Extends from the corner of the mouth to the cheek.
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Masseter

Closes the jaw....runs from the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to the mandible.
Closes the jaw....runs from the zygomatic process of the temporal bone to the mandible.
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Temporalis
Closes the Jaw......Fan-shaped muscle that covers the temporal bone..inserts into the mandible
Closes the Jaw......Fan-shaped muscle that covers the temporal bone..inserts into the mandible
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Buccinator

Compresses the cheek.......muscle runs horizontally across the cheek and inserts into the orbicularis oris
Compresses the cheek.......muscle runs horizontally across the cheek and inserts into the orbicularis oris
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Platysma
Tenses skin of the neck...It is a sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck...(sad clown face)
Tenses skin of the neck...It is a sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck...(sad clown face)
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Sternocleidomastoid

Flexes the neck forward, rotates the head toward opposite shoulder.....(called the "prayer" muscle)
Flexes the neck forward, rotates the head toward opposite shoulder.....(called the "prayer" muscle)
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Epicranius frontal belly

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Epicranius occipital belly

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