Facial Muscles
This topic concerns key muscles of human facial expression, and
includes an interactive image for learning
or revising them.
The image is an anterior view of some of the muscles/tissues of
the head and includes some of those on the syllabus of typical Indian
Head Massage courses.
Click on the pink questions for immediate answers (you may need
to move your mouse after clicking).
The following muscles/tissues are labelled in the diagram above.
Click on the terms in pink to view their entries in the IvyRose
Glossary Section. These pages about the individual facial muscles
include more detail about their points of origin and insertion,
and also their actions.
Epicranial
Aponeurosis (also known as Galea aponeurotica); Frontalis;
Temporalis; Orbicularis
oculi; Zygomaticus
Major; Zygomaticus
Minor;
Platysma; Thyroid
Cartilage ('Adam's Apple'); Corrugator; Levator
palpebrae superioris; Nasalis; Levator
labii superioris; Masseter;
Levator
anguli oris; Buccinator; Obicularis
oris; Depressor
labii inferioris; Depressor
anguli oris; Sternocleidomastoid; Mentalis;
Scalenes; Trapezius; Omohyoid; Sternohyoid.
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