Muscles of the Body
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CarolynAHailey on September 29, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Orbicularis Oculi | o - frontal and maxillary bone i - eyelid tissue f - closes eyes |
| Risorius (lip pucker) | o - masseter muscle i - angle of mouths skin f - tenses lips laterally |
| Platysma | o - pectoral and deltoid muscle i - mandable bone f - tenses skin of neck |
| Orbicularis Oris (kissing) | o - maxilla and mandable bone i - encircles mouth f - closes mouth |
| Zygomaticus (smiling) | o - zygomatic bone i - corner of lips f - raises corner of lips upwards |
| Temporalis | o - temple i - mandable bone f - closes jaw |
| Masseter (chewer) | o - zygomatic bone i - mandable bone function - prime jaw closer |
| Buccinator (sucking) | o - maxilla and mandable bone i - orbicularis oris f - compress cheeks |
| genioglossus | o - mandable i - tongue f - protracts tongue |
| Hyoglossus | o - hyoid bone i - tongue f - depresses tongue |
| Styloglossus | o - temporal bone i - tongue f - retracts tongue |
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