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Title
Facial Muscles
Writer
Acuworld
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Date
2020-07-15 09:09:11
Facial Muscles:
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.
They are:
frontalis
: the forehead
corrugator
: the brow
nasalis
: the nose
obicularis oculi
: around the eye
levator labii
: raises the upper lip
masseter
: closes the jaw
Obicularis oris
: purses the lips
risoris: draws the lips in a smile
buccinator
: pulls the lips wide and tight
depressor labii
: lowers the lower lips
depressor anguli oris
: lowers the bottom corner of the lips
levator anguli oris (not shown): raises the upper corner of the lips
pterigoid (not shown): pulls jaw back or shut
mentalis
: pulls chin down
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.
Reference: www.yorku.ca