Name

Origin

Insertion

The orbicularis oris encircles the eye

Action

Close & squint the eye

Depress upper eyelid
Elevates lower eyelid
Draws eyebrow
inferomedially

Inferior aspect of the

frontal bone

Fascia & skin deep to

the medial portion of
the eyebrow

Sphenoid bone

The fascia & skin of

the upper eyelid

Elevates upper eyelid

Fascia over the nasal

bone

Fascia & skin between

the eyes

Draws down the

medial eyebrow
Wrinkles the skin of
nose upwards

EYE

Orbicularis Oris
PH: Placed on the
tissue if clients eye
Corrugator
Supercilii
PH: Placed on the
medial portion of
clients eyebrow
Levator Palpebrae
Superioris
PH: Placed on the
clients upper eyelid
Procerus
PH: Placed on the
bridge of the clients
nose

Maxilla (side nose)

Depressor Septi
Nasi
PH: Placed directly
inferior to the
clients nose

Maxilla (below nose)

Cartilage of the nose

Constrict the nostrils

Levator Labii
Superioris
Alaeque Nasi
PH: Placed just
lateral to the clients
nose
Levator Labii
Superioris
PH: Placed
approximately
inch lateral to the
center of the upper
lip
Zygomaticus
Minor
PH: Placed
approximately 12cm lateral to the
center of the lip
Zygomaticus
Major
PH: Placed
immediately
superolateral to the
corner of the mouth
Levator Anguli
Oris
PH: Placed
immediately
superior to the
corner of the mouth
Risorius
PH: Placed
immediately lateral
to the corner of the
mouth
Depressor Anguli
Oris

Maxilla (side nose)

Fascia & muscle tissue

of upper lip & fascia &
cartilage of the nose

Elevates & everts the

upper lip
Flares the nostrils

Muscular tissue of the

upper lip
* at its superior
margin

Fascia & muscular

tissue of the upper lip
* at its superior
margin

Zygomatic bone

Fascia at the corner

(angle) of the mouth

Elevates & draws the

corner of the mouth
laterally

Maxilla (medial cheek)

Fascia at the corner

(angle) of the mouth

Elevates the corner of

the mouth

Fascia superficial to
the masseter

Fascia at the corner

(angle) of the mouth

Draws the corner of

the mouth laterally

Mandible

Fascia at the corner

(angle) of the mouth

Depresses & draws the

corner of the mouth

MOUTH

NOSE

Cartilage of the nose

Nasalis
PH: Placed on the
inferolateral aspect
of clients nose

Maxilla (medial cheek)

Zygomatic bone

Flares the nostril (alar

part)
Constricts the nostrils
(transverse part)

Elevates & everts the

upper lip

Elevates & everts the

upper lip

Expression
SEATED
Client forcefully
close the eye
SEATED
Client frown,
bringing
eyebrow down
SEATED
Client elevate
upper eyelid
SEATED
Client bring
eyebrows down
and wrinkling
the nose skin
upward
SEATED
Client flare
nostril (when
taking deep
breath)
SEATED
Client constrict
the nostrils
(pulling the
middle nose
down towards
mouth
SEATED
Client elevate
the upper lip to
show gum/ flare
nostrils

SEATED
Client elevate
the upper lip to
show gum

SEATED
Client elevate
the upper lip to
show gum

SEATED
Client smile by
drawing the
corner of the
mouth laterally
SEATED
Client smile by
drawing the
corner of the
mouth laterally
SEATED
Client draw
corner of the
mouth directly
laterally
SEATED
Client frown by
depressing &

PH: Placed slightly

lateral & inferior to
the corner of the
mouth
Depressor Labii
Inferioris
PH: Placed inferior
to the lower lip &
slightly lateral to the
midline
Mentalis
PH: Placed
approximately 1
inch inferior to the
lower lip & slightly
lateral to the midline
Buccinator
PH: Placed lateral &
slightly superior to
the corner of the
mouth
Orbicularis Oris
PH: Placed on the
tissue of the lips

laterally

Mandible

Mandible

Fascia of the lower lip

Fascia & skin of the

chin

Maxilla & the

mandible

Fascia at the corner of

the mouth & the
muscular tissue of the
lips
*smiling showing
dimples

The orbicularis oris encircles the mouth

Depress, everts &

draws lower lip
laterally

Elevates, protracts,
and everts the lower
lip
Wrinkles the skin of
the chin

Compress the cheek

against the teeth

Closes the mouth and

protracts the lip

drawing the
corner of the
mouth laterally

SEATED
Client depress
& draw lower
lip laterally

SEATED
Client depress
& stick out
lower lip (sulky
pouting)
SEATED
Client take
deep breath,
purse the lip
and press the
lips against the
teeth
SEATED
Client pucker
up the lips