NAME ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION NERVE

Frontalis galea aponeurotica skin of eyebrows and • raises the eyebrows Facial
root of nose • wrinkles the forehead
1 horizontally
1
Corrugator supercilii arch of frontal bone skin of eyebrow • draws eyebrows medially Facial
above nasal bone and inferiorly 2
EYE EXPRESSIONS

2 4
• wrinkles the forehead
vertically (frowning)

Levator palpebrae superioris tendinous band upper eyelid • raises eyelids Oculomotor
around optic foramen
3 (near annular ring)

Orbicularis oculi frontal and mazillary tissue of eyelid • blinking Facial

bones and ligaments • squinting
4 around orbit • draws eyebrows inferi-
orly

NAME ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION NERVE

Superior rectus annular ring superior eyeball • elevates the eye Oculomotor
9
5
5
Inferior rectus annular ring inferior eyeball • depresses the eye Oculomotor
8
6

Medial rectus annular ring medial eyeball • moves the eye medially Oculomotor
EYEBALL MOVERS

7 6 10

Lateral rectus annular ring lateral eyeball • moves the eye laterally Abducens

Superior oblique annular ring superior lateral eye- • depresses the eye & turns Trochlear 9
ball via trochlea it laterally
9 7
5
Inferior oblique medial orbit surface inferolateral eye • elevates the eye & turns it Ocolomotor 8
surface laterally
10
 NAME ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION NERVE
Levator labii superioris zygomatic bone & skin & muscle of up- • raises & furrows the up- Facial
infraorbital margin of per lip per lip
11 maxilla

Zygomaticus minor zygomatic bone skin & muscle @ • raises lateral corners of Facial
corner of mouth mouth (smiling)
12

Zygomaticus major zygomatic bone skin & muscle @ • raises lateral corners of Facial
corner of mouth mouth (smiling) 11
13 12
13
15
Risorius lateral facia assoc. skin @ angle of • draws corner of lip later- Facial 14
with masseter muscle mouth ally
14 • tense of lips
• synergist of zygomaticus
Buccinator molar region of max- orbicularis oris • draws corner of mouth Facial
illa and mandible laterally
15
MOUTH MOVERS

• compresses cheek (suck-

ing)
• holds food between teeth
during chewing
Depressor anguli oris body of mandible skin & muscle @ • draws corner of mouth Facial
below incisors angle of mouth laterally & downward
16 (below insertion of • antagonist of zygomati-
zygomaticus) cus

Depressor labii inferioris body and mandible skin & muscle of • draws lower lip inferiorly Facial
lateral to its midline lower lip (pout)
17

Orbicularis oris arises directly from encircles mouth; • closes lips Facial
maxilla & mandible inserts into muscle • purses and protrues lips 18
18 & skin @ angles of • kissing & whistling 17
mouth
16
19
Platysma fascia of chest (over lower margin of • depresses mandible Facial
pectoral muscle & mandible, and skin & • pulls lower lip back &
19 deltoid) muscle @ corner of down
mouth
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Masseter zygomatic arch and angle & ramus of • prime mover of jaw Trigeminal
maxilla mandible closure
20 • elevates mandible

Temporalis temporal fossa coronoid process of • closes jaw Trigeminal

21
mandible • elevates & retracts man-
21 dible
• synergist of pterygoids
• maintains position of
20
mandible at rest
MANDIBLE MOVERS

Medial pterygoid medial surface of medial surface of •synergist of temporalis & Trigeminal
lateral pterygoid plate mandible near its masseter in elevation of
22 of sphenoid bone, angle the mandible
maxilla & palatine • act with lateral ptery-
bone goid muscle to protrude
mandible of to promote
side-to-side movements
(grinding)
23
Lateral pterygoid greater wing & lateral condyle of mandible • protrudes mandible Trigeminal
22
pterygoid plate of and capsule of tem- • provides forward sliding
23 sphenoid bone poromandibular joint and side-to-side grinding
movements of the lower
teeth

NAME ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION NERVE

Genioglossus internal surface of inferior aspect of the • primarily protrudes Hypoglossal
mandible near sym- tongue and body of tongue
24 physis hyoid bone • can depress or act in con-
cert with other extrinsic
TONGUE MOVERS

muscles to retract tongue

Styloglossus styloid process of lateral inferior aspect • retracts (& elevates) Hypoglossal
temporal bone of tongue tongue
25
25
24 26

Hyoglossus body & greater horn inferolateral tongue • depresses tongue & draws Hypoglossal
of hyoid bone its sides downward
26
 NAME ORIGIN INSERTION ACTION NERVE
Digastric lower margin of man- by a connective tissue • acting in concert, elevate Mandibular
dible (anterior belly) loop to hyoid bone hyoid bone & steady it branch of
27 & mastoid process during swallowing & trigeminal (ante-
of the temporal bone speech rior belly)
(posterior belly) • acting from behind, Facial (posterior
open mouth & depress belly)
mandible

Stylohyoid styloid process of hyoid bone • elevates & retracts hyoid Facial 29
27
temporal bone -> elongate floor of
28 mouth during swallowing
34
31
Mylohyoid medial surface of hyoid bone & medial • elevates hyoid bone & Mandibular
mandible raphe floor of mouth, enabling branch of tri-
29 tongue to exert backward geminal 33 32
& upward pressure for
swallowing
SWALLOWING MUSCLES

Geniohyoid inner surface of man- hyoid bone & medial • pulls hyoid bone su- First cervial
dible raphe periorly & anteriorly, spinal nerve
30 shortening floor of mouth via hypoglossal
and widening pharynx nerve
for receiving food

Sternohyoid manubrium & medial lower margin of hyoid • depresses larynx & hyoid Cervical spinal
end of clavicle bone bone if mandible is fixed nerves 1-3
31 • may also flex skull

Sternothyroid posterior surface of thyroid cartilage • pulls thyroid cartilage Cervical spinal
manubrium (plus larynx & hyoid) nerves 1-3
32 inferiorly

Omohyoid superior surface of hyoid bone, lower • depresses & retracts Cervical spinal
scapula border hyoid bone nerves 1-3
33
28

Thyrohyoid thyroid cartilage hyoid bone • depresses hyoid bone First cervical 30
34
• elevates larynx if hyoid nerve via hypo-
34 is fixed glossal