A Double Chin: What Is It? A double chin is a swell that is visible below the chin, typically between the chin and the neck. Since it gives the impression that your neck is bigger, it is frequently associated with looking older. Many people carry additional weight under their chins and around their necks. Your…
Introduction Who wouldn’t desire a smooth, toned face? The majority of the time, excessive body fat causes excessive face fat. Spot removal is challenging, but efficient face workouts are helpful in calorie burning, muscular toning, and a slimmer appearance. A 30-minute facial workout program carried out daily or every other day for 20 weeks may…
Introduction The platysma is a thin sheet-like muscle that fibs superficially within the anterior aspect of the neck. It arises in the upper thoracic and shoulder areas from a fascia that covers the pectoralis major and deltoid muscles. Its fibers ascend superomedially over the anterolateral element of the neck, to attach to the mandible and…
Introduction The medial pterygoid muscles, a major elevator of the jaw is a square-shaped masticatory muscle, encountered on the medial part of the lower jaw bilaterally. It is also known as the internal pterygoid muscles. These muscles lie medial to the lateral pterygoid muscles. The medial pterygoid muscle is a thick quadrilateral muscle that binds…
Introduction The lateral pterygoid muscle is a craniomandibular muscle that plays an essential role in the inferior temporal region. It is active during mastication and mandibular motions – including protrusion (forward movement of the mandible), abduction (depression of the mandible), and mediotrusion (mandibular condyle movement towards the midline). It functions particularly during speaking, singing, and…
Introduction In anatomy, the temporalis muscles, also known as the temporal muscle, are one of the muscles of mastication (chewing). It is a broad, fan-shaped convergent muscle on the individual side of the head that fills the temporal fossa, superior to the zygomatic arch so it obscures much of the temporal bone. Temporal guides to…
Introduction In human anatomy, the masseter muscle is one of the muscles of mastication. Found exclusively in mammals, it is particularly powerful in herbivores to encourage the chewing of plant matter. The most obvious muscle of mastication is the masseter muscle since it is the most superficial and one of the most powerful. Origin of…
Introduction The zygomaticus minor muscles are muscles of facial expression. It arises from the zygomatic bone, lateral to the remains of the levator labii superioris muscle, and inserts into the outer part of the upper lip. It marks the upper lip backward, upward, and outward and is also used in smiling. It is also innervated…
Introduction : The inferior rectus is one of the seven extraocular muscles and is primarily responsible for letting the eye down (down gaze). The inferior rectus is one of the rectus muscles, which also has the superior rectus, the medial rectus, and the lateral rectus. There are two oblique muscles also, the superior oblique and…
Introduction The lateral rectus muscle is one of the seven extraocular muscles. These muscles control every eye movement; generally, one muscle moves the eye in one direction, and the combination of all of them allows the eye to move in each direction. Extraocular muscles include 4 rectus muscles (medial, lateral, superior, and inferior rectus), 2…
