Anatomy-Face Muscles

buccinator

buccinator

occipitalis

orbicularis oculi

Temporalis

Elevates and retracts mandible; assists in side to side movement of mandible

Orbicularis oculi

Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting

Mentalis

Origin: body of the mandible
Insertion: skin of the chin
Action: elevates, protracts, and depresses lower lip

Buccinator

Origin: aveolar processes of the maxillae and mandible
Insertion: corner of the mouth
Action: compress cheeks

risorious

Origin: masseter muscle
Insertion: corner of mouth
Action: retracts corner of the mouth

Orbicularis Oculi

Origin: medial orbital margin
Insertion: skin around the orbit
Action: closes eyelid

frontalis

orbicularis oris

temporalis

zygomaticus major

mentalis

Zygomaticus major

Draws angles of the mouth upward and outward; major muscle used in smiling and laughing

Orbicularis oris

Closes and protrudes lips; used in whistling and forming many letters during speech; the "kissing muscle"

Zygomaticus major

Draws angles of the mouth upward and outward; major muscle used in smiling and laughing

Zygomaticus major & minor.

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Epicranius

compound structure containing epicranial aponeurosis, occipitofrontalis, occipital belly, and the frontal belly

Masseter

Origin: zygomatic arch
Insertion: lateral ramus of the mandible
Action: elevates and protracts mandible

Orbicularis oculi

Closes eyelids; used in blinking, winking, and squinting

Orbicularis oris

Closes and protrudes lips; used in whistling and forming many letters during speech; the "kissing muscle"

Temporalis

Elevates and retracts mandible; assists in side to side movement of mandible

Orbicularis oris

Origin: medial planes of maxillae and mandible
Insertion: lips
Action: compresses and protrudes the lips

Zygomaticus major

Origin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: corner of the mouth
Action: draws corner of the mouth

Zygomaticus minor

Origin: zygomatic bone
Insertion: orbicularis oris muscle
Action: elevates upper lip

occipitalis

Origin: occipital bone
Insertion: epicranial aponeurosis
Action: retracts scalp

frontalis

Origin: epicranial aponeurosis
Insertion: skin of forhead and eyebrows
Action: elevates eyebrows and scalp

Temporalis

Origin: temporal fossa of cranium
Insertion: coronoid process of mandible
Action: elevates mandible