Facial Muscle Insertions
Description
An anatomical diagram illustrating the insertion points of the muscles of facial expression.
Original diagram by Andrés Aguilera.
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Angle of mouth (modiolus)
Angle of mouth (modiolus); orbicularis oris
Base of mandible; skin of cheek and lip; modiolus; orbicularis oris
Greater alar cartilage; lateral part of skin of upper lip
Mucosa of lips
Skin and subcutaneous tissue of eyebrows and forehead
Skin of chin; mentolabial sulcus
Skin of lower forehead, between eyebrows
Skin of lower lip
Skin of upper lip
Skin of upper lip (lateral)
Skin; superciliary arch
Skin; superior and inferior tarsi