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Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle

Muscle of the larynx

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Infrahyoid muscles

Group of muscles

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Zygomaticus major muscle

Facial muscle that raises the corner of the mouth and moves it posteriorly during smiling

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Obliquus capitis superior muscle

Muscle of the neck

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Transverse arytenoid

Muscle in the larynx

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Anterior auricular muscle

Muscle connectingthe epicranial aponeurosis to the helix of the ear

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Arytenoid muscle

Muscle of the larynx

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Bucinator muscle

Muscle

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Chondroglossus

Muscle of the tongue

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Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle

Skeletal muscle of the pharynx

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Cricothyroid muscle

Muscle of the larynx

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Depressor anguli oris muscle

Facial muscle that depresses the corner of the mouth during frowning

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Lateral pterygoid muscle

Muscle of mastication

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Epicranial aponeurosis

Dense fibrous tissue covering the skull

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Digastric muscle

Small muscle located under the jaw in mammals

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Mentalis

Muscle that raises the central portion of the lower lip

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Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle

Muscle that allows for snarling

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Obliquus capitis inferior muscle

Muscle of the neck

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Levator labii superioris

Muscle of the face

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Occipitofrontalis muscle

Facial muscle helping to create facial expressions

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Occipitalis muscle

Muscle of the head

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Levator veli palatini

Muscle of the soft palate

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Longus colli muscle

Vertebral muscle

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Mylohyoid muscle

Paired muscle of the neck

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Nasalis muscle

Muscle of the nose

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Procerus muscle

Small pyramidal slip of muscle deep to the superior orbital nerve, artery and vein

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Stapedius muscle

Muscle in the human ear

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Risorius

Facial muscle

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Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle

Tendon

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Orbicularis oris muscle

Kissing muscles

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Sternohyoid muscle

Muscle of the neck

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Salpingopharyngeus muscle

Muscle of the pharynx

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Posterior auricular muscle

Muscle that pulls the ear upward and backward

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Cervical muscle

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Palatopharyngeus muscle

Muscle in the roof of the mouth

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Platysma muscle

Human neck muscle

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Omohyoid muscle

Human neck muscle

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Thyrohyoid muscle

Neck muscle that depresses the hyoid bone and elevates the larynx

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Temporalis muscle

Muscle on the side of the head which aids in chewing

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Tensor veli palatini muscle

Muscle of the soft palate

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Superior tarsal muscle

Muscle of the eyelid

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Superior auricular muscle

Muscle that draws the auricle of the outer ear upwards

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Medial pterygoid muscle

Muscle involved in chewing

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Masseter muscle

One of the masticatory muscles in mammals

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Dilator naris muscle

Facial muscle that controls the nostril opening

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Geniohyoid muscle

Muscle of the head

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Corrugator supercilii muscle

Muscle near the eye

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Hyoglossus

Muscle of the tongue

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Depressor labii inferioris muscle

Facial muscle that helps to lower the bottom lip

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Orbicularis oculi muscle

Facial muscle that closes the eyelids

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