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Muscle located beneath the frontalis and orbicularis oculi is called corrugator muscle. It draws the eyebrow down and wrinkles the forehead vertically.

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What is the meaning of orbicularis oculi?

The meaning of orbicularis oculi is 'little circle muscle of the eye'.


What is the name of the muscle that blinks your eyelid?

The muscle in question is the Orbicularis Muscle. (palpebral portion)


Name a muscle that closes the eye?

Orbicularis oculi muscle


What would you use your orbicularis oculi muscle for?

The function of the Orbicularis Oculi is that it closes the eyelids.


What is the scientific name for the muscle that moves the eyelids?

The muscle that moves the eyelids is called the orbicularis oculi muscle. It is responsible for closing the eyelids.


Muscle use in blinking and squinting?

The eyes' muscle group is the orbicularis oculi


What kind of muscle is the orbicularis oculi and orbicularis oris in terms of function?

Sphincter Muscle


Is the orbicularis oculi muscle innervated by the facial nerve?

Yes


Is the orbicularis oculi muscle Packers the lips?

No, the orbicularis oculi muscle does not control the lips; it is responsible for closing and blinking the eyelids. The muscle that encircles the lips and allows for their movement is called the orbicularis oris. Each muscle has distinct functions related to their respective areas of the face.


Where does the orbicularis oculi insert?

The orbicularis oculi muscle inserts into the skin surrounding the eyelids, allowing it to close the eyelids and protect the eyes.


What does orbicularis mean?

Orbicularis oculi is part of the eye that works your eyelids. This is a muscle in the face.


Which muscle acts to close the eye in an exaggerated blink?

orbicularis oculi