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The facial muscles are just under the skin (subcutaneous) muscles that control facial expression. They generally originate from the surface of the skull bone (rarely the fascia), and insert on the skin of the face. When they contract, the skin moves. These muscles also cause wrinkles at right angles to the muscles’ action line. [2]
Facial muscles (13 P) S. Suprahyoid muscles (5 P) Pages in category "Muscles of the head and neck" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total.
The lymphatic system drains the head and neck of excess interstitial fluid via lymph vessels or capillaries, equally into the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. Lymph nodes line the cervical spine and neck regions as well as along the face and jaw. The tonsils also are lymphatic tissue and help mediate the ingestion of pathogens.
lateral head: lateral sesamoid bone of metatarsophalangeal joint, proximal phalanx of great toe medial plantar nerve: flexes big toe: extensor hallucis longus: 2 1 adductor hallucis: Lower limb, plantar, Third layer, left/right oblique head: proximal ends of middle 3 metatarsals. transverse head: metatarsophalangeal joints, ligaments of lateral ...
The neck is referred to as the cervical region. The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel
Pages in category "Human head and neck" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 241 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The triangles of the neck describe the divisions created by the major muscles in the region.. The side of the neck presents a somewhat quadrilateral outline, limited, above, by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and an imaginary line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process; below, by the upper border of the clavicle; in front, by the middle line of the neck ...
It merges with the occipitofrontalis muscle. In front, it forms a short and narrow prolongation between its union with the frontalis muscle (the frontal part of the occipitofrontalis muscle). On either side, the epicranial aponeurosis attaches to the anterior auricular muscles and the superior auricular muscles .