ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

MUSCLE ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This large, flat muscle inserts along the mandible and pulls your lip down as in pouting
A
Buccinator
B
Platysma
C
Medial Pterygoid
D
Lateral Pterygoid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mentalis Sometimes called the ‘pouting muscle’, contraction of the Mentalis raises and thrusts out the lower lip to make us pout.

Detailed explanation-2: -The depressor labii inferioris is a facial muscle that allows you to pull your lower lip down or to the side.

Detailed explanation-3: -Orbicularis oris – the circular muscle of the mouth. Puckers the lips and brings mouth corners towards the middle line. Depressor anguli oris – pulls mouth corners downward.

Detailed explanation-4: -depressor anguli oris: This muscle is opposite to the levator anguli oris and pulls the corners of the mouth downward, producing a frown.

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