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Muscles:  Head & Neck

I). Facial Expression

A). Muscles of the scalp:   Epicranius     Held by the aponeurosis

1). Frontalis

Location

 

Function

O: aponeurosis

I: eyebrows

 

muscles of the head
2). Occipitalis

Location

 

Function

O: occipital

I: aponeurosis

 

Muscles of the head
B). Muscles of the face

 

 
1). Orbicularis Oculi

Location

 

Function

 

O:  frontal bone

I:  tissue of the eye

Muscles of the head
2) Zygomaticus

Location

 

Function

 

O:  zygomatic bone

I.  corner of the mouth

 

Muscles of the head
3). Orbicularis oris

Location

 

Function

 

O: other facial muscles

I.   skin of the mouth

Muscles of the head
4). Platysma:

Location

 

Function

 

O: chest

I:  mandible & skin of the mouth

 

Muscles of the head
II). Muscle of Mastication

 

 
A). Masseter

Location

 

Function

 

O: zygomatic arch

 

I: mandible

 

muscles of the head
B). Temporalis

Location

 

Function

 

O:  temporal bone

 

I:  mandible

 

muscles of the head
C).  Buccinator

Location

 

Function

 

O: maxilla

 

I:  orbicularis oris

 

muscles of the head
III). Muscles of the Neck

 

 

 A). Sternocleidomastoid

Location

Function

O: sternum and clavicle

I:  temporal bone----mastoid

 

muscles of the neck
B.  Splenius Capitis

Location

Function

O: cervical vertebrae

 

I:  temporal bone

 

 

splenius capitis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C). hyoid muscles

Location

 

Function

 

muscles of the neck