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anterior auricular is located where in front of the ear anterior auricular is responsible for what action pulls the ear slightly forward superior auricular muscle is located where above the ear the muscle responsible for the action of raising the ear is superior auricular this muscle is located behind the ear and pulls the ear back posterior auricular occipitofontalis (epicranius) is a muscle of the scalp this muscle has 2 bellies that are connected by fascia occipitofrontalis (epicranius) this muscle is responsible for forward movement of the scalp (squinting) and backward movement (expression of surprise) occipitofrontalis (epicranius) platysma is a muscle of the neck on the font/lateral under surface of skin and is responsible for what kind of action frowning this muscle is responsible for closing the eyelids and contracts the skin around the eyes orbicularis oculi orbicularis means what circular this muscle is located from back of orbit to upper eyelid levator palpebrae superioris levator palpebrae superioris is responsible for what action raises the upper eyelid this muscle is found between the eyebrows and it's action is to pull the eyebrows down corrugator the corrugator is what kind of muscle smiley or frowning? frowning this muscle runs from the bridge of the nose and extends up into the medial end of the eyebrow procerus the action procerus muscle is responsible for is pulls the eye brow at the medial end down (as in a squint) procerus is a smiley or frowning muscle? frowning this muscle is located under the nostrils and it's action is to flares the nostrils or open them dialator naris this muscle is found across the bridge of nose and it's action is to close the nostrils compressor naris transverse and alar are considered a compressor naris apart of the compressor naris this is located at the bridge of the nose and around the nostrils transverse apart of the compressor naris this muscle is located at the curve of the nostrils alar this muscle encircle the mouth orbicularis oris levator labii superioris, lavator labii superioris alaeque, zygomaticus minor, zygomaticus major, and lavator anguli oris are all muscles that are above the lips making you smile :) depressor labii inferioris, depressor anguli oris, and mentalis are all muscles that are located below the lips making you frown :( buccinator and risorius are muscles of the cheek platysma is a muscle of the neck nerve supple for all of the muscles of the face is cranial nerve VII orbicularis oculi and orbicularis oris are 2 muscles that do not have a insertion masseter, temporalis, and pterygoid muscles use which cranial nerve V wrinkles forehead vertically corrugator supercilii wrinkles forehead horizontally occipitofontalis origin of this muscle is occipital bone and insertion is tissues of eyebrows occipitofrontalis corrugator supercilii origin and insertion frontal bone and skin of eyebrow zygotmaticus major origin and insertion aygomatic bone, and angle of mouth origin is maxillae and insertion is skins of sides of mouth buccinator action is laughing (elevates angle of mouth) zygomaticus major action is closes eye orbicularis oculi action is wrinkles forehead vertically corrugator supercilii action is raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead horizontally occipitofrontalis action is draws lips together orbicularis oris action is permits smiling blowing as in playing a trumpet buccinator origin is zygomatic arch and insertion is mandible external surface masseter origin is temporal bone and insertion is mandible temporalis origin is undersurface of skull and insertion is mandible medial surface pterygoids lateral and medial blood supply for orbicularis oris is labial arteries (branch of facial) blood supply for mentalis mental artery (branch of maxillary artery) blood supply for the incisive muscles facial artery