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    thought that cheek dimples are caused by bifid zygomaticus major muscle. The zygomaticus major muscle raises the upper lip to bare the upper teeth. It...
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    The zygomaticus minor muscle is a muscle of facial expression. It originates from the zygomatic bone, lateral to the rest of the levator labii superioris...
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    structure of the facial muscle known as zygomaticus major. Specifically, the presence of a double or bifid zygomaticus major muscle may explain the formation...
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  • Look up zygomaticus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zygomaticus may refer to: Zygomatic bone Zygomaticus minor muscle Zygomaticus major muscle This disambiguation...
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    supercilii muscle Auricular muscles (anterior, superior and posterior) Orbicularis oris muscle Depressor anguli oris muscle Risorius Zygomaticus major muscle Zygomaticus...
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    focuses on two major muscle groups in the face, the corrugator supercilii group which is associated with frowning and the zygomaticus major muscle group which...
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    smiling Chinese man. Cheek dimples are formed secondary to a bifid zygomaticus major muscle, whose fascial strands insert into the dermis and cause a dermal...
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    fibers blend with the muscles about the angle and lower part of the mouth. Sometimes fibers can be traced to the zygomaticus major muscle, or to the margin...
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    This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information. Skeletal muscle maps Anterior view Posterior view...
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  • response.↵The zygomaticus major muscle is responsible for pulling the corners of the mouth back when you smile, and therefore is the muscle used to test...
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    which looks more like a grin. Responsible is the zygomaticus major muscle. Weakness of facial muscles contributes to difficulty pronouncing words. Facial...
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    facilitate chewing of plant matter. The most obvious muscle of mastication is the masseter muscle, since it is the most superficial and one of the strongest...
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    runs obliquely downward by the side of the nose. It passes under zygomaticus major muscle. It joins with the superior labial vein.[citation needed] The angular...
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  • Zygomatic bone Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve Zygomaticus major muscle Zygomaticus minor muscle Zygomatic nerve Zygomatic process Zygomatic process...
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    its origin it runs obliquely downward and backward, beneath the zygomaticus major muscle and zygomatic head of the quadratus labii superioris, descends...
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  • Zygomatic bone Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve Zygomaticus major muscle Zygomaticus minor muscle Zygomatic nerve Zygomatic process Zygomatic process...
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    anatomy detail.Facial nerve dissection. Zygomatic nerve Zygomaticus major muscle Zygomaticus minor muscle This article incorporates text in the public domain...
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    superficial muscles such as the platysma muscle, the zygomaticus major muscle and the zygomaticus minor muscle Hupp JR, Ellis E, Tucker MR (2008). Contemporary...
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  • more positively but increased activation in the zygomaticus major muscle, the so-called "smiling muscle". The notion that processing fluency is inherently...
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    Orbicularis oris Depressor anguli oris Transversus menti Risorius Zygomaticus major Zygomaticus minor Levator labii superioris Levator labii superioris alaeque...
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    published a significant update to FACS in 2002. Movements of individual facial muscles are encoded by the FACS from slight different instant changes in facial...
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    Botulinum toxin (category Muscle relaxants)
    superioris alaeque nasi muscle (LLSAN), and the zygomaticus minor (ZMi). Botulinum toxin type-A is now a common treatment for muscles affected by the upper...
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    and, near the angle of the mouth, by the platysma, risorius, and zygomaticus major. It rests on the buccinator and levator anguli oris, and passes either...
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    muscles. It is contributed to by at least nine muscles: orbicularis oris, buccinator, levator anguli oris, depressor anguli oris, zygomaticus major,...
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    between the buccinator muscle and several more superficial muscles (including the masseter, the zygomaticus major, and the zygomaticus minor). The inferior...
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    Lip (section Muscles)
    levator labii superioris alaeque nasi Levator anguli oris Zygomaticus minor Zygomaticus major Lip depression Risorius Depressor anguli oris Depressor labii...
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    Cheek of a female human A diagram detailing human facial muscles, including the zygomaticus major (red), which is contained within the cheeks and is integral...
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    Facial appearance is vital for human recognition and communication. Facial muscles in humans allow expression of emotions.[citation needed] The face is itself...
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    Frown (section Muscles used)
    not take into account the energy consumed by each muscle or the individual variability in facial muscles. While humans share facial musculature to express...
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    anatomy of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat...
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