Facial Muscles
This ring muscle closes the eyes.
What is the orbicularis oculi?
The most fixed part of a muscle closest to the skeleton.
What is the origin?
Moving a body part away from the midline.
What is abduction?
Pressure in massage is usually directed from this to the origin.
What is the insertion?
Muscle that compresses cheeks and expels air, as when blowing a whistle.
What is the buccinator?
he movable attachment of a muscle farthest from the skeleton
What is the insertion?
Drawing a body part inward toward the median axis.
What is adduction?
One way muscle tissue can be positively influenced during treatment.
What is massage, electrical therapy, light rays, or heat?
Muscle that draws the corners of the mouth out and back when grinning
What is the risorius?
The middle part of a muscle
What is the belly?
Muscle movement that pulls the body part toward the core (like biceps activation)
What is flexion?
Why estheticians must know the muscles of the forearm.
What is to ensure good body mechanics during treatments?
Muscle that elevates the lower lip and wrinkles the skin of the chin.
What is the mentalis?
Fibrous tissues that can stretch and contract according to body demands.
What are muscles?
In the hand, this movement separates the fingers.
What is abduction?
The primary reason estheticians study facial muscles.
What is to perform, manipulate, and adjust treatments effectively and safely?