Items tagged “facial muscles”
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Zygomaticus major muscle
The zygomaticus major muscle is a member of the buccolabial muscle group of the upper lip, a subset of the facial muscles 1. It joins with the muscle fibers of levator anguli oris, orbicularis oris and the more deeply placed muscular bands to move the side of the mouth upwards and sideways durin...
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Zygomaticus minor muscle
The zygomaticus minor muscle is a member of the buccolabial muscle group of the facial muscles. Together with the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi and levator labii superioris muscles it is one of the main elevators of the lip, exposing the maxillary teeth 1. Along with its other action of ...
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Depressor supercilii muscle
The depressor supercilii is a facial muscle found medial to the orbits and acts as a depressor of the eyebrow.
Terminology
Ongoing debate exists regarding the exact designation of this muscle. Some anatomy sources view it as part of the orbicularis oculi muscle while others (Cook et. al) sugge...