Facial Muscles 1

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Frontalis

Covers frontal bone; raises eyebrows; wrinkles skin of forehead

Orbicularis Oculi

Muscle fibers arranged in an "orbit" around eye; closes eyelid

Zygomaticus

Extends from cheek bone to corner of mouth; raises angle of mouth (smiling)

Masseter

Extends from cheek to mandible; elevates mandible; chewing or mastication

Buccinator

Cheek (buccal) muscle that is covered by superficial muscles; compresses cheek; draws corner of mouth laterally

Orbicularis Oris

Muscle fibers arranged in an "orbit" around lips; closes and protrudes lips (kissing)

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