HEAD MUSCLES

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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

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