Clinical anamtomy of facial muscles
Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata]. The facial muscles are a group of striated skeletal muscles supplied by the facial nerve (cranial of muscles.
2 Development; 3 Clinical significance; 4 See also; 5 References; 6 External links.
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The Muscles of Facial Expression
Description:It forms the muscular base of the cheek; Buccinator muscle - Anterior view Levator labii superioris muscle: Originally they formed one single muscle plate but during the course of embryological development they split apart. Facial nerve - Lateral view Function The facial muscles differ widely from the other skeletal muscles because they do not move joints but instead the skin. The muscles of the mouth are mainly responsible for the elevation and depression of the angle of the mouth, upper and lower lips and the opening and closure of the mouth.
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