The Anthromica Library
The human body one structure at a time. Every page has a 3D model you can turn, with its parts numbered on it, where it sits, what it does and what supplies it.
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- Palpebral part of orbicularis oculiPars palpebralis musculi orbicularis oculiThe palpebral part of orbicularis oculi is the thin, pale sheet of muscle within both eyelids that closes them gently in blinking and sleep.
- Procerus muscleMusculus procerusThe procerus is a small, pyramid-shaped muscle over the bridge of the nose that drags the skin between the brows down.
- Risorius muscleMusculus risoriusThe risorius is a thin, variable cheek muscle running from the parotid fascia to the mouth's corner, which it draws sideways.
- Superficial part of masseterPars superficialis masseterisThe superficial part of the masseter is the larger outer layer of this chewing muscle, from cheekbone to jaw angle.
- Superior head of lateral pterygoid muscleCaput superius musculi pterygoidei lateralisThe superior head of the lateral pterygoid is its small upper part, from the sphenoid's greater wing to the jaw-joint disc.
- Superior oblique muscleMusculus obliquus superior bulbi oculiThe superior oblique is a slender eye muscle whose tendon turns through a pulley in the orbit to twist the eye and lower it.
- Superior rectus muscleMusculus rectus superiorThe superior rectus is the straight muscle above the eyeball that runs from the back of the orbit and turns the gaze upwards.
- Temporalis muscleMusculus temporalisTemporalis is the broad, fan-shaped chewing muscle that fills the temple on each side of the skull and closes the jaw.
- Temporoparietalis muscleMusculus temporoparietalisTemporoparietalis is a thin, variable sheet of scalp muscle lying over the side of the head above and in front of the ear.
- Zygomaticus major muscleMusculus zygomaticus majorZygomaticus major is the strap-like facial muscle that runs from the cheekbone to the corner of the mouth and draws it into a smile.
- Zygomaticus minor muscleMusculus zygomaticus minorZygomaticus minor is a slender facial muscle passing from the cheekbone to the outer upper lip, which it lifts when smiling.