facial muscle

Noun
  1. Any of the skeletal muscles of the face (synset 105609887)
    is a type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
    subtypes:
    • buccinator muscle, cheek muscle, musculus buccinator - a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
    • masseter - a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing
    • platysma - either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw
    is a part of: face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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