Head & Skull

Muscles in the Head & Skull region

118 entries

All Types 118 Muscles 118 Bones 97 Tendons 20 Ligaments 66 Nerves 94 Bursae 20 Joints 39 Vessels 107

118 entries · Muscles

Muscle Alar Part of Nasalis pars alaris m. nasalis Head & Skull The alar part of nasalis dilates the nostril, opposing the compressor/transverse part. Together they form the… Muscle Arrector Pili Muscle musculus arrector pili Head & Skull The arrector pili is the small smooth muscle bundle attached to each hair follicle, responsible for… Muscle Arytenoid Oblique Fibers fibrae obliquae m. arytenoidei Head & Skull The oblique arytenoid fibres cross between the two arytenoids in an X-pattern, adducting the arytenoids to… Muscle Arytenoid Transverse Fibers fibrae transversae m. arytenoidei Head & Skull The transverse arytenoid is the only unpaired laryngeal muscle, crossing directly between the posterior surfaces of… Muscle Auricularis Anterior musculus auricularis anterior Head & Skull The auricularis anterior is one of three auricular muscles (with superior and posterior) that move the… Muscle Auricularis Anterior Detail musculus auricularis anterior detail Head & Skull Auricularis anterior is the most vestigial of the three auricular muscles. In most humans it is… Muscle Auricularis Posterior musculus auricularis posterior Head & Skull The auricularis posterior is one of the three extrinsic ear muscles (with auricularis anterior and superior),… Muscle Auricularis Posterior Detail musculus auricularis posterior detail Head & Skull Auricularis posterior is the most reliably present auricular muscle. Its posterior auricular nerve supply is the… Muscle Auricularis Superior musculus auricularis superior Head & Skull The auricularis superior is the largest of the three extrinsic ear muscles, arising from the temporal… Muscle Auricularis Superior Detail musculus auricularis superior detail Head & Skull Auricularis superior is the largest auricular muscle though still functionally vestigial in humans. Some individuals can… Muscle Buccinator musculus buccinator Head & Skull The buccinator is the muscle of the cheek, forming the muscular wall of the buccal vestibule… Muscle Buccinator (Full) musculus buccinator Head & Skull The buccinator is the primary cheek muscle, keeping food between the teeth during chewing by compressing… Muscle Buccinator Detail musculus buccinator detail Head & Skull The buccinator forms the muscular cheek wall. The parotid duct pierces the buccinator to enter the… Muscle Chondroglossus (Hyoglossus Variant) musculus chondroglossus Head & Skull The chondroglossus is a small slip of muscle arising from the lesser horn of the hyoid… Muscle Ciliary Muscle musculus ciliaris Head & Skull The ciliary muscle is a ring of smooth muscle within the ciliary body that controls the… Muscle Compressor Naris pars transversa m. nasalis (compressor naris) Head & Skull Compressor naris is the transverse part of nasalis, compressing the cartilaginous nose. It acts with dilator… Muscle Corrugator Supercilii musculus corrugator supercilii Head & Skull The corrugator supercilii is a small pyramidal muscle under the medial frontalis, pulling the eyebrow medially… Muscle Corrugator Supercilii Detail musculus corrugator supercilii detail Head & Skull The corrugator supercilii produces the characteristic vertical glabellar lines between the eyebrows during frowning or concentration.… Muscle Cricothyroid Oblique Part pars obliqua m. cricothyroidei Head & Skull The oblique part of cricothyroid is the posterior and larger component, acting on the inferior thyroid… Muscle Cricothyroid Straight Part pars recta m. cricothyroidei Head & Skull The straight (anterior) part of cricothyroid produces the primary rocking movement of the thyroid cartilage over… Muscle Depressor Alae Nasi musculus depressor alae nasi Head & Skull The depressor alae nasi (depressor septi nasi variant) pulls the nasal tip inferiorly during smile animation,… Muscle Depressor Anguli Oris musculus depressor anguli oris Head & Skull The depressor anguli oris is a triangular muscle pulling the corner of the mouth downward, the… Muscle Depressor Labii Inferioris musculus depressor labii inferioris Head & Skull The depressor labii inferioris depresses and everts the lower lip, exposing the lower teeth and inner… Muscle Depressor Labii Inferioris Detail musculus depressor labii inferioris detail Head & Skull The depressor labii inferioris is innervated by the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve, making…

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