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Lateral view of facial expression muscles and epicranial aponeurosis

Lateral view of facial expression muscles and epicranial aponeurosis — Head & neck muscles
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Lateral view of facial expression muscles and epicranial aponeurosis. Lateral view of the skull.

Region
skull
Structure
facial skeleton
View
lateral
System
muscle
Focus
facial expression muscles, epicranial aponeurosis, auricular muscles, platysma

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Galea aponeurotica
  • Frontalis
  • Auricularis superior
  • Auricularis anterior
  • Palpebral portion
  • Orbicularis oculi (orbital portion)
  • Lig. palpebrale mediale
  • Procerus
  • Nasalis
  • Quadratus labii super
  • Angular head
  • Infra-orbital head
  • Zygomatic head
  • Quadratus
  • Labii super
  • Caninus
  • Zygomaticus
  • Orbicularis oris
  • Risorius
  • Parotideo-masseteric fascia
  • Occipitalis
  • Sternocleidomastoideus
  • Quadratus labii inferioris
  • Triangularis
  • Transversus menti
  • Platysma

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.