Albany Medical College Virtual Anatomy Lab

Neurology 5 - Face - Muscles: Page 5 of 7

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Now add the following muscles:

Add the risorius which retracts the corner of the mouth.
Add the zygomaticus major which draws the corner of the mouth upward and laterally.
Add the zygomaticus minor which draws the upper lip upward.
Add the levator labii superiorus which raises the upper lip and forms a nasolabial furrow.
Add the levator labii superiorus alaque nasi which raises the upper lip and opens the nostril.
Add the levator anguli oris which raises the corner of the mouth and helps to form a nasolabial furrow.