action muscles w5

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the muscle names and their actions based on the provided notes.

Frontalis (action)

Elevates eyebrows and draws scalp forward

Procerus (action)

Elevates skin of nose

Orbicularis oculi (action)

Closes the eye

Orbicularis oris (action)

Closes the mouth

Zygomaticus major (action)

Elevates the angles of the mouth

Zygomaticus minor (action)

Elevates and retracts upper lip

Depressor anguli oris (action)

Depresses the angle of the mouth

Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi (action)

Elevates the upper lip

Depressor labii inferioris (action)

Depresses the lower lip

Mentalis (action)

Retracts the skin of the chin

Buccinator (action)

The cheek

Platysma (action)

Retracts skin of the neck

Masseter (action)

Elevates mandible during chewing

Temporalis (action)

Elevates mandible during chewing