Facial Muscles - Upper Group

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Description[edit | edit source]

The muscles of the upper portion of the face can be divided into 2 groups:

  1. Orbital Facial Muscles
  2. Nasal Facial Muscles

We will examine the 2 groups separately.

Orbital Facial Muscles[edit | edit source]

There are 3 Orbital Facial Muscles:

Occipitofrontalis (often referred to simply as Frontalis)

Orbitcularis Oculi

Corrugator Supercillii

Occipitofrontalis AKA Frontalis[edit | edit source]

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