M OCCIPITOFRONTALIS M CORRUGATOR SUPERCILII

O Highest nuchal line of occipital bone O Superciliary arch

(Occipital belly), Skin and superficial
fascia of eyebrows (Frontal belly) I Skin of eyebrow

I Epicranial aponeurosis N Facial nerve

N Facial nerve A Vertical wrinkles of forehead, as in

frowning
A Moves scalp on skull and raises eyebrows

M COMPRESSOR NASI

M ORBICULARIS OCULI O Frontal process of maxilla

O Medial palpebral ligament (Palpebral

I Aponeurosis of bridge of nose
part), Medial palpebral ligament and
adjoining bone (Orbital part)
N Facial nerve

I Lateral palpebral raphe (Palpebral part),

Loops return to origin (Orbital part) A Compresses mobile nasal cartilages

N Facial Nerve

A Closes eyelids and dilates lacrimal sac M PROCERUS

(Palpebral part), Throws skin around
orbit into folds to protect eyeball O Nasal bone
(Orbital part)
I Skin between eyebrows

N Facial nerve

A Wrinkles skin of nose

M DILATOR NARIS

O Maxilla

I Ala of nose

N Facial nerve

A Widens nasal aperture

 M ORBICULARIS ORIS

O Maxilla, mandible, and skin

M LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS
ALAEQUE NASI
I Encircles oral orifice

O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of N Facial nerve

lips
A Compresses lips together

N Facial nerve

A Separates lips

M ZYGOMATICUS MINOR

M ZYGOMATICUS MAJOR O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of
lips
O Arise from bones and fascia around oral
aperture and insert into substance of
lips I

I N Facial nerve

N Facial nerve A Separates lips

A Separates lips

M LEVATOR LABII SUPERIORIS

O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of
lips

N Facial nerve

A Separates lips
M LEVATOR ANGULI ORIS

O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of
lips

N Facial nerve

A Separates lips

M DEPRESSOR LABII INFERIORIS

O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of
lips M MENTALIS

I O Arise from bones and fascia around oral

aperture and insert into substance of
N Facial nerve lips

A Separates lips I

N Facial nerve

A Separates lips
M RISORIUS
M DEPRESSOR ANGULI ORIS
O Arise from bones and fascia around oral
aperture and insert into substance of O Arise from bones and fascia around oral
lips aperture and insert into substance of
lips
I
I
N Facial nerve
N Facial nerve
A Separates lips
A Separates lips

M STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID

O Manubrium sterni and medial third of

clavicle

I Mastoid process of temporal bone and

occipital bone

N Spinal part of accessory nerve and C2

and 3

A Two muscles acting together extend

head and flex neck; one muscle rotates
head to opposite side
M TEMPORALIS

O Floor of temporal fossa M BUCCINATOR

I Coronoid process of mandible O Outer surface of alveolar margins of

maxilla and mandible and
pterygomandibular ligament
N Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

I
A Anterior and superior fibers elevate
mandible; posterior fibers retract
N Facial nerve
mandible

A Compresses cheeks and lips against

teeth

M LATERAL PTERYGOID (TWO

HEADS) M MASSETER

O Greater wing of sphenoid and lateral

O Zygomatic arch
pterygoid plate

I Neck of mandible and articular disc I Lateral surface ramus of mandible

N Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve N Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

A Pulls neck of mandible forward A Elevates mandible to occlude teeth

M MEDIAL PTERYGOID (TWO

HEADS) M STAPEDIUS

O Tuberosity of maxilla and lateral O Pyramid (bony projection on posterior

pterygoid plate wall of middle ear)

I Medial surface of angle of mandible I Neck of stapes

N Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve N Facial nerve

A Elevates mandible A Dampens down vibrations of stapes

M PLATYSMA

O Deep fascia over pectoralis major

and deltoid

I Body of mandible and angle of

mouth

N Facial nerve cervical branch

A Depresses mandible and angle of

mouth

M STYLOHYOID

O Styloid process

M STERNOTHYROID
I Body of hyoid bone

O Manubrium sterni
N Facial nerve

I Oblique line on lamina of thyroid

cartilage A Elevates hyoid bone

N Ansa cervicalis; C1, 2, and 3

A Depresses larynx

M STERNOHYOID
M SCALENUS ANTERIOR
O Manubrium sterni and clavicle
O Transverse processes of 3rd, 4th, 5th,
and 6th cervical vertebrae I Body of hyoid bone

I 1st rib
N Ansa cervicalis; C1, 2, and 3

N C4, 5, 6
A Depresses hyoid bone

A Elevates 1st rib; laterally flexes and

rotates cervical part of vertebral column
 M GENIOHYOID

O Inferior mental spine of mandible

I Body of hyoid bone

N 1st cervical nerve

A Elevates hyoid bone or depresses

mandible

M OMOHYOID
M SCALENUS MEDIUS
O Upper margin of scapula and
O Transverse processes of upper six suprascapular ligament (Inferior belly),
cervical vertebrae Lower border of body of hyoid bone
(Superior belly)
I 1st rib
I Intermediate tendon is held to clavicle
and first rib by fascial sling
N Anterior rami of cervical nerves

N Ansa cervicalis; C1, 2, and 3

A Elevates 1st rib; laterally flexes and
rotates cervical part of vertebral column
A Depresses hyoid bone

M SCALENUS POSTERIOR

O Transverse processes of lower cervical

vertebrae

I 2nd rib M DIGASTRIC

N Anterior rami of cervical nerves O Mastoid process of temporal bone

(Posterior belly), Body of mandible
(Anterior belly)
A Elevates 2nd rib; laterally flexes and
rotates cervical part of vertebral column
I Intermediate tendon is held to hyoid by
fascial sling

N Facial nerve (Posterior belly), Nerve to

mylohyoid (Anterior belly)

A Depresses mandible or elevates hyoid

bone
M MYLOHYOID

O Mylohyoid line of body of mandible

I Body of hyoid bone and fibrous raphe

N Inferior alveolar nerve

A Elevates floor of mouth and hyoid bone M THYROHYOID

or depresses mandible
O Oblique line on lamina of thyroid
cartilage

I Lower border of body of hyoid bone

N 1st cervical nerve

M TENSOR TYMPANI

A Depresses hyoid bone or elevates larynx

O Wall of auditory tube and wall of its own
canal

I Handle of malleus

N Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

A Dampens down vibrations of tympanic

membrane
 MUSCLE OF THE HEAD
MUSCLE OF SCALP

MUSCLE OF THE HEAD

MUSCLES OF FACIAL EXPRESSION

MUSCLES OF THE HEAD

DILATOR MUSCLES OF LIPS

MUSCLES OF THE HEAD

MUSCLES OF MASTICATION

MUSCLES OF THE
MIDDLE EAR

MUSCLES OF THE NECK