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Introduction The depressor labii inferioris is a facial muscle that permits you to pull your lower lip down or to the side. While this muscle...

Introduction The levator labii superioris muscles, also known as the quadratus labii, contribute to facial expression and action of the mouth and upper lip. It...

Introduction Depressor anguli oris muscles is a paired triangular muscle that expands from the mental tubercle of the mandible to the angle of the mouth....

Introduction A muscle of facial expression, the levator anguli oris, helps to elevate both corners of the mouth. Along with the zygomaticus major and minor,...

Introduction The tensor tympani is tiny, but the long paired muscles of the middle ear. Concurrently with the stapedius, it belongs to the group of...

Introduction The superior oblique is one of the two significant oblique extraocular muscles. These muscles are distinctive in that they do not originate from the...

Introduction The stapedius muscle is a muscle within the ear that support the stapes bone of the inner ear. It’s the very small skeletal muscle...

Introduction Extraocular muscles are essential for ocular movement. The four rectus muscles, superior oblique muscle, and inferior oblique work in conjunction to move the eyes...

Introduction The levator palpebrae superioris originates from an inferior surface of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, just above an optic foramen. It enlarges...

What is the Occipitofrontalis Muscle? Occipitofrontalis is a scalp muscle that is long and wide muscle. This muscle and the temporoparietalis are both the epicranial...