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| Sphincter-like muscle found in the eyelid. Causes eye to close |
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muscle that elevates upper lip and nasal
opening
- thin and flat muscle |
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muscle
that attaches to the angle of the oris and
moves the lips; thin muscle |
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muscle in
cheek between maxilla and mandible
laterally; makes sure food stays between the teeth (pushes food
inside) |
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| muscle that flares nostrals |
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| M. Levator Labii Superioris |
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Definition
| a muscle that opens and closes lips |
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circular muscle (sphincter) that lines mouth
opening- causes lips to close and open |
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Definition
- origin: zygomatic arch
- insertion: lateral mandible
- a muscle that is exterior to M.
Buccinator; cheek muscles that control mastication |
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Origin: pterygoid bone
Insertion: Medial mandible
Aids in chewing |
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Definition
origin: temporal fossa
- insertion: coronoid process of the mandible
only the contraction of pterygoideus can move mandible side to side |
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origin: caudal to temporomandibular joint
- insertion: medial mandible
two bellies- muscle tendon muscle |
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from rostral mandible to base of tongue; contraction
sticks tongue out |
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from hyoid apparatus to base of tongue; contraction
sticks tongue in and causes swallowing |
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transverse between the rami of the mandible; floor
of oral cavity |
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