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  2. Zygomaticus major muscle - Wikipedia

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    The zygomaticus major muscle is a muscle of the face. It arises from either zygomatic arch ; it inserts at the corner of the mouth. It is innervated by branches of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). It is a muscle of facial expression, which draws the angle of the mouth superiorly and posteriorly to allow one to smile. Bifid zygomaticus ...

  3. List of skeletal muscles of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The location of the muscle in a standard human body. The location first specifies a group such as head, neck, torso, upper limbs, or lower limbs, then may have more specific information. However this additional information must be describing location not function. Origin The bone or other structure the muscle is attached to that remains ...

  4. Zygomaticus minor muscle - Wikipedia

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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 muscle, and inserts into the outer part of the upper lip. It draws the upper lip backward, upward, and outward and is used in smiling.

  5. Category:Muscles of the head and neck - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Muscles of the head and neck" ... Zygomaticus major muscle This page was last edited on 29 July 2020, at 00:24 (UTC). Text ...

  6. Zygomatic process - Wikipedia

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    The zygomatic process forms an "L" in this picture. As a comparison, this is how the skull looks with almost all of the zygomatic process removed. The zygomatic processes (aka. malar) are three processes (protrusions) from other bones of the skull which each articulate with the zygomatic bone. The three processes are: [1]

  7. Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve - Wikipedia

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    The zygomatic branches of the facial nerve (malar branches) are nerves of the face.They run across the zygomatic bone to the lateral angle of the orbit.Here, they supply the orbicularis oculi muscle, and join with filaments from the lacrimal nerve and the zygomaticofacial branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V 2).

  8. Zygomaticus - Wikipedia

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    Zygomaticus may refer to: Zygomatic bone; Zygomaticus minor muscle; Zygomaticus major muscle This page was last edited on 10 ...

  9. Zygomatic bone - Wikipedia

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    In the human skull, the zygomatic bone (from Ancient Greek: ζῠγόν, romanized: zugón, lit. 'yoke'), also called cheekbone or malar bone, is a paired irregular bone, situated at the upper and lateral part of the face and forming part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, of the temporal fossa and the infratemporal fossa.