Facial Muscles

Match the following

• Frontal Belly

• C (Back)

• Masseter

• A

• Orbicularis oculi

• C (front)

• Occipital Belly

• D

• Temporalis

• B

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

Match the following

• Buccinator

• K

• Orbicularis oris

• E

• Zygomaticus major

• G

• Zygomaticus minor

• M

• Mentalis

• I

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What is the name of muscle "o"?

• Platysma

• orbicularis oculi

• Orbicularis oris

• Buccinator

Raises eyebrows and winkles forehead.

• frontalis

• occipitalis

• temporalis

• parietalis

Tenses neck skin; depresses mandible as in pouting.

• mentalis

• temporalis

• occipitalis

• mandible

Raises corners of mouth as in smiling.

• Zygomaticus major

• zygomaticus minor

• zygomaticus superior

• zygomaticus inferior

Draws scalp posteriorly.

• occipifrontalis

• frontalis

• occipital belly

• occipital bone

Closes eyes.

• orbicularis oris

• orbicularis oculi

• orbicularis major

• orbicularis minor

Muscles for sucking, whistling, blowing, and assists in mastication.

• bucanator

• bucinator

• masseter

• bucca

Closes and protrudes lips as in kissing.

• orbicularis major

• orbicularis

• orbicularis oculi

• orbicularis oris