- May 2, 2026The inferior longitudinal muscle runs as a narrow band along the undersurface of the tongue between the genioglossus and hyoglossus…
- May 2, 2026The transverse tongue muscle is one of the four intrinsic tongue muscles, consisting of fibres running horizontally from the median…
- May 2, 2026The depressor supercilii is a small facial muscle considered by some anatomists to be a separate medial head of the…
- May 2, 2026The auricularis superior is the largest of the three extrinsic ear muscles, arising from the temporal fascia and galea aponeurotica…
- May 2, 2026The sphincter pupillae is a circular smooth muscle ring 0.75 mm wide situated in the posterior iris stroma at the…
- May 2, 2026The levator palpebrae superioris is the primary elevator of the upper eyelid, arising from the sphenoid bone above the superior…
- May 2, 2026The auricularis posterior is one of the three extrinsic ear muscles (with auricularis anterior and superior), all of which are…
- May 2, 2026The buccinator is the primary cheek muscle, keeping food between the teeth during chewing by compressing the cheek inward. Its…
- May 2, 2026The orbicularis oris is the lip sphincter, formed by interlacing fibres from the surrounding facial muscles converging at the lips.…
- May 2, 2026The levator labii superioris elevates the upper lip and dilates the nostril. Its nasolabial deepening action creates the expression of…