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Facial Muscles

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2020-07-15 09:09:11

<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><A name=facial>Facial Muscles:</A></SPAN><BR clear=all><IMG alt="" src="/Image/upload/facial.gif" border=0><A href="http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/journey/images/facial.gif" target=Anatomy></A></DIV>
<DIV> The Facial Muscles, and in particular those in the lips, help to shape the sound and air stream into recognizable speech. Visible in this image (click on it), these muscles move the face in response to our thoughts, feelings, emotions and impulses. Actors work very carefully to learn how to isolate each muscle. It is useful to learn to recognise the various muscles in order to better isolate them, so that any extraneous movement is eliminated and the muscles used are those desired. Also by recognising the muscles'' shape, it is easier to understand how the face is moved by these muscles. </DIV>
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<P>They are: </P>
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<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #008000">frontalis</SPAN>: the forehead 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff">corrugator</SPAN>: the brow 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff00cc">nasalis</SPAN>: the nose 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000">obicularis oculi</SPAN>: around the eye 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #800080">levator labii</SPAN>: raises the upper lip 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #800000">masseter</SPAN>: closes the jaw 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #000080">Obicularis oris</SPAN>: purses the lips 
<LI>risoris: draws the lips in a smile 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffa500">buccinator</SPAN>: pulls the lips wide and tight 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #00ff00">depressor labii</SPAN>: lowers the lower lips 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #a52a2a">depressor anguli oris</SPAN>: lowers the bottom corner of the lips 
<LI>levator anguli oris (not shown): raises the upper corner of the lips 
<LI>pterigoid (not shown): pulls jaw back or shut 
<LI><SPAN style="COLOR: #800080">mentalis</SPAN>: pulls chin down </LI></UL>
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<DIV><IMG alt="" src="/Image/upload/head.gif" border=0><BR clear=all><A href="http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/journey/images/head.gif" target=Anatomy></A></DIV>
<DIV>This image features a clear side view of the facial muscles. You can see the temporalis muscle, those on your temples under the hairline just above your ears, very clearly. These are very active in chewing. Also visible is the large strap of the buccinator muscle (latin for bugler), which pulls the side of the mouth wide.</DIV>
<P> Reference: www.yorku.ca</P>