User guide

KNOWYOURMUSCLEGROUPS

While using your face, you may be aware of certain muscles being exercised. This is a helpful guide to help you decide which ones they are?

NASALIS

Used to twitch the nose and flare the nostrils.

FRONTALIS

Draws scalp forward, raises eyebrows and wrinkles brow.

Very important for expression, this muscle raises the

brows and wrinkles the forehead.

ORBICULARISOCULI

Closes the eyelid for sleeping, blinking and winking.

ZYGOMATICUSMINOR

and

ZYGOMATICUSMAJOR

and

LEVATORLABIISUPERIOR

Work together to control the upper lip, so is very

important for lots of expressions such as smiling and

sneering.

ORBICULARISORIS

Sometimes known as the kissing muscle because it is

used to pucker the lips.

PLATYSMA

Draws lower lip downward and to the side

Used in expressions of sadness or fright.

LEVATORPALPEBRAESUPERIORIS

Opens the eyelid.

CORRUGATORSUPERCILII

Wrinkles forehead.

MASSETER

and

TEMPORALIS

Works with the Masseter muscle to open and close the mouth.

BUCCINATOR

Presses teeth together. Facilitates blowing, sucking and

whistling actions and assists with chewing.

LEVATORANGULIORIS

Lifts corners of the mouth to form a smile.

DEPRESSORANGULIORIS

and

DEPRESSORLABIIINFERIORIS

Affects facial expression by effecting tiny movements around

the lower lip and mouth.

MENTALIS

Lifts and wrinkles skin of chin and protrudes lower lip.

STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID

Rotates the head and flexes the neck.