Head and Neck Muscles

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Head and Neck Muscles Figure 6.15

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Head and Neck Muscles. Figure 6.15. Head and Neck Muscles. Facial muscles Frontalis—raises eyebrows Orbicularis oculi—closes eyes, squints, blinks, winks Orbicularis oris—closes mouth and protrudes the lips Buccinator—flattens the cheek, chews Zygomaticus—raises corners of the mouth - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Head and Neck Muscles

Head and Neck MusclesFigure 6.15

Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin CummingsHead and Neck MusclesFacial musclesFrontalisraises eyebrowsOrbicularis oculicloses eyes, squints, blinks, winksOrbicularis oriscloses mouth and protrudes the lipsBuccinatorflattens the cheek, chewsZygomaticusraises corners of the mouthChewing musclesMassetercloses the jaw and elevates mandibleTemporalissynergist of the masseter, closes jaw

Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin CummingsHead and Neck MusclesNeck musclesPlatysmapulls the corners of the mouth inferiorlySternocleidomastoidflexes the neck, rotates the head

Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin CummingsHead and Neck MusclesFigure 6.15

Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings