Muscle Names · Muscular System · Medium
Occipitalis
Meaning: A muscle at the back of the scalp that pulls the scalp backwards.
In practice: Occipitalis is connected to the forehead muscle by a sheet of tendon across the scalp.
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Which word means: A facial muscle running from the cheekbone to the corner of the mouth that draws it upwards in a smile.
Answer: Zygomaticus
Which word means: A thin scalp muscle above the ear that tightens the scalp.
Answer: Temporoparietalis
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