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Last Update: 07/30/2024 08:26 AM
Current Deck: 01 Anki Avengers::LEAPMed 01::01ANA::23.2Muscular (Bryan Edition)::01 Head, Neck, and Trunk::Insertion
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MuscleName
Orbicularis oculi
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Origin
Origin:
Orbital part: medial orbital margin (frontal, maxillary bones) and medial palpebral ligament (ligaments around the orbit)
Palpebral part: medial palpebral ligament
Palpebral part: medial palpebral ligament
(nasal portion of the frontal bone,
the frontal process of the maxilla,
the lacrimal bone,
and the medial palpebral ligament.)

Insertion
Insertion:
tissue of the eylids
(Attaches to the skin of the eyelids, surrounds the bony orbit, and inserts into the superior and inferior tarsi medial to the lacrimal puncta)


Innervation
Innervation:

Terminal branches of the facial nerve.
maybe the zygomatic and temporal


Actions
Action:
Draws eyebrows
inferiorly
Its palpebral portion closes the lids gently, as in blinking.
The orbital portion closes the eyelids more forcibly, as in squinting.
Attachments
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Plate
Atlas Plate 25
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Insertion Pictures
Innervation Pictures
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