Albany Medical College Virtual Anatomy Lab

Neurology 5 - Face - Muscles: Page 2 of 7

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As you add muscles to the face, try to make your facial muscles function as the added muscle.

The orbital group consists of the following:


The corrugator supercilii which draws the eyebrows medially.
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The orbicularis oculi has two components. These are:


The orbicularis oculi palpebral component which closes the eye gently. This muscle is not indexed on our cadaver.
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And the orbicularis oculi orbital component which closes the eye forcefully.
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