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Orbicularis oculi

Type
Muscle
Japanese
眼輪筋
Reading
がんりんきん
English
Orbicularis oculi
Latin
Musculus orbicularis oculi
Main functions
Facial expression / Protection

Connections

Origin

  • Frontal bone
  • Maxilla
  • Nasal / lacrimal / palatine / inferior nasal concha / vomer
  • Medial / lateral palpebral ligament

Nerve supply

  • Facial nerve

Part of

  • Muscles of facial expression

Includes

  • Lacrimal part of orbicularis oculi

Articles

  • Orbicularis oculi: its three parts, function and the facial nerve
  • Orbicularis oculi: orbital, palpebral and lacrimal parts explained

Also mentioned in

  • Buccinator and corrugator supercilii: location, function and names
  • Lacrimal Part of the Orbicularis Oculi: Location and Function
  • Levator palpebrae superioris: origin, insertion and nerve
  • Eye ligaments: the medial and lateral palpebral ligaments that anchor the eyelids
  • Depressor supercilii: position, action and facial nerve
  • Occipitofrontalis and frontalis: origin, insertion and galea

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