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Levator anguli oris

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Levator anguli oris
Scheme showing arrangement of fibers of Orbicularis oris.
Gray's subject #108
Origin: maxilla
Insertion: modiolus
Blood: facial artery
Nerve: facial nerve
Action: smile (lifts angle of mouth)

The Caninus (Levator anguli oris) arises from the canine fossa, immediately below the infraorbital foramen; its fibers are inserted into the angle of the mouth, intermingling with those of the Zygomaticus, Triangularis, and Orbicularis oris.

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Muscles of the HeadNeckTrunkUpper limbLower limbLIST OF ALL MUSCLES

scalp/eyelid: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) - orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii | (Gray's s105 - Gray's s106)

nose: procerus - nasalis - depressor septi nasi - dilatator naris posterior - dilatator naris anterior - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | (Gray's s107)

mouth: levator labii superioris - levator anguli oris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - depressor labii inferioris - depressor anguli oris - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius | (Gray's s108)

mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial) | (Gray's s109)

extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - superior tarsal - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) | intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter | (Gray's s227)

hearing: auricularis anterior - stapedius - tensor tympani | (Gray's s228-Gray's s232)

larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid | (Gray's s236)

tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis) | (Gray's s242)

palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus | (Gray's s243)

pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus | (Gray's s244)

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