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| 2 muscles connected by the galea aponeurotica |
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| Action- Closes eyes (Blinking,Squinting) |
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Action- Purses lips, closes mouth
(kissing muscle) |
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| Depressor Labii Inferioris |
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| Action-Draws lower lip downward |
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Action- Depresses corner of mouth
(frowning muscle) |
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Action- Raises upper lip, flares nostrils
(Elvis Face) |
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Action-elevates corner of mouth
"Smiling muscle" |
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Action- Raises corners of mouth
"Full Smile" |
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| Action-Draws angle of mouth laterally, as in grinning; "HELPS ZYGOMATICUS" |
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| Action- Wrinkles chin and protrudes lip forward |
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| Action- Depresses mandible and lower lip |
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Action-Compresses cheek, holds food between teeth during chewing
"trumpeter's muscle" |
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Action-Closes jaw and elevates mandible
"Angry Jaw" |
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| Action-anchor tongue, form floor for oral cavity, assist in swallowing |
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Action- Depress hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing and speaking
(Hyoid goes up or down when swallowing) |
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| Action- Prime mover of active neck flexion; lateral neck flexion |
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Action- Prime mover of back extension; maintain erect posture
"Posture muscles" |
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| Action- Prime mover of inspiration |
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| Action- Inspiration/expiration |
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| Action- Contributes to flexion of vertebral column, trunk rotation and lateral flexion |
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| Action- Trunk flexion, rotation, and lateral flexion |
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| A- compresses abdominal contents |
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| A- Flexes vertebral column, depresses ribs, stabilizes pelvis during walking |
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