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Facial Muscles
Location of major facial muscles
12
Anatomy
Not Applicable
04/03/2005

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Term
Frontalis
Definition
Covers front of skull, forehead
Term
Occipitalis
Definition
Covers back of head, occipital bone
Term
Epicranius
Definition
Two-part muscle consisting of frontalis and occipitalis, covers dome of skull
Term
Orbicularis Oculi
Definition
Sphincter muscle surrounding oribt
Term
Zygomaticus
Definition
Extend from corner of mouth to cheekbone
Term
Orbicularis Oris
Definition
Sphincter muscle encircling mouth, fibres run in many different directions
Term
Masseter
Definition
Runs vertically across mandible
Term
Temporalis
Definition
Fan-shaped muscle running across temporal bone
Term
Buccinator
Definition
Runs horizontally across cheek, deep to masseter
Term
Platysma
Definition
Superficial neck muscle
Term
Sternocliedomastoid
Definition
Two-headed muscle deep to the platysma on antero-latral surface of neck
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Sternocliedomastoid
Definition
Two-headed muscle deep to the platysma on antero-latral surface of neck
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