Muscles of the head

Frontalis muscle

Muscle that wrinkles the forehead.

Occipitalis muscle

Muscle that moves the scalp.

Galea aponeurotica

Tough band of connective tissue connecting frontalis and occipitalis muscles.

Buccinator muscle

Muscle that draws the cheeks into the oral cavity.

Corrugator supercilii muscle

Muscle that depresses the eyebrows medially.

Depressor anguli oris muscle

Muscle that depresses the corners of the mouth laterally.

Levator labii superioris muscle

Muscle that elevates the upper lip.

Mentalis muscle

Muscle that elevates the skin of the chin and protrudes the lower lip.

Orbicularis oculi muscle

Muscle that closes the eyelids.

Orbicularis oris muscle

Muscle that closes and protrudes the lips.

Platysma muscle

Muscle that tenses the skin of the neck.

Zygomaticus major muscle

Muscle that elevates the corner of the mouth.

Masseter muscle

Muscle responsible for elevating the mandible with power.

Temporalis muscle

Muscle that elevates the mandible with power.

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Muscle that rotates the head contralaterally and flexes the neck.

Trapezius muscle

Muscle that extends the head and elevates the scapula.

Levator scapulae muscle

Muscle that elevates the scapula.

Rhomboid major muscle

Muscle that retracts the scapula.

Rhomboid minor muscle

Muscle that retracts the scapula.

Latissimus dorsi muscle

Muscle that adducts, extends, and medially rotates the humerus.

Erector spinae muscles

Group of muscles running from the lower vertebral column to the skull, consisting of iliocostalis, longissimus, and spinalis muscles.