Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Cheek muscles


We just learned about the Depressor Lip Muscles.

There are three muscles in your cheek area that help you do things like smile and whistle:

Orbicularis oris, risorius, and buccinator.

Orbicularis oris
(from: wikipedia - Orbicularis oris muscle)

risorius
(from: wikipedia - risorius)

buccinator
(from: wikipedia - buccinator muscle)


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