HEAD MUSCLES
- Head
- forehead
- frontalis
- scalp
- occipitofrontalis
- back of head
- occipitalis
- Face
- eye
- around eye
- circular
- orbicularis oculi
- around eye ball
- straight , rectus
- superior , inferior , medial , lateral
- oblique , not straight
- superior , inferior
- eyebrow
- Elevation
- corrugator supercili
- Depression
- depressor supercili
- eyelid
- levator palpebra superioris , superior tarsal muscle
- ear
- temple
- temporoparietalis
- front of helix
- auricularis anterior
- dorsal ear
- auricularis superior , auricularis posterior
- middle to inner ear
- stapedius
- tensor tympani
- nose
- root of nose
- frowning
- procerus
- wing of nose
- depressor nasal septum
- depressor septi nasii
- elevation
- levator labii superioris alque nasi
- nostrils
- compression
- compressor naris
- dilatation
- dilator naris
- mouth
- mouth angle
- elevation
- levator anguli oris
- depression
- depressor anguli oris
- widening
- risorius
- around mouth
- pucker
- orbicularis oris
- lips
- elevation
- levator labii superioris
- depressor
- depressor labii inferioris
- jaw
- mastication , chewing or eating , drinking
- close mouth , elevation of lower jaw
- masseter , temporalis , medial pterygoid
- open mouth , depression of lower jaw
- lateral pterygoid , digastric muscle
- Tongue
- protrusion
- genioglossus ,
- depression
- hyoglossus , chondroglossus
- Elevation
- retraction
- styloglossus
- palatoglossus
- shortens tongue
- Tip of tongue and lateral margin upward
- superior longitudinal muscle
- retracts and pulls tip downward
- inferior longitudinal muscle
- narrowing of tongue
- transverse muscle
- verticalis muscle
- chin
- elevation
- mentalis
- cheek
- compression
- buccinator
- elevation
- zygomaticus major , minor
- Head and neck
- as whole
- tilt to side
- sternocleidomastoid
- flexion
- longus colli , longus capitis , rectus capitis anterior ,
- flexion on same side
- obliquus capitis superior , longissimus capitis
- side bending
- rectus capitis lateralis
- forward bending
- scalenus anterior
- rotation
- obliquus capitis inferior
- extension
- rectus capitis posterior major , splenius capitis
- Extension
- rectus capitis posterior minor
- semispinalis capitis