Back عضلات الوجه التعبيرية Arabic Mimické svalstvo Czech Mimische Muskulatur German Músculos de la cara Spanish Näolihased Estonian Muscle facial French Músculos da face Galician שרירי הפנים HE 顔面筋 Japanese 얼굴근육 Korean
| Facial muscles | |
|---|---|
 Head | |
 Lateral head anatomy | |
| Details | |
| Nerve | facial nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculi faciei |
| MeSH | D005152 |
| TA98 | A04.1.03.001 |
| TA2 | 2060 |
| FMA | 71288 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The facial muscles are a group of striated skeletal muscles supplied by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) that, among other things, control facial expression. These muscles are also called mimetic muscles. They are only found in mammals, although they derive from neural crest cells found in all vertebrates. They are the only muscles that attach to the dermis.[1]
- ^ Wilkins, Adam S. (2017). "History of the Face I". Making Faces. Belknap Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780674725522.