Facial Muscles

Anterior Auricularis	Draws ear forward and up CN VII-Facail
Buccinator	Action of cheeks in chewing blowing sucking CN VII-Facial
Compressor Nares	Compresses cartilages/nostrils CN VII-Facial
Corrugator Supercilli	Wrinkles forehead draws eyebrows downward as in frowning CN VII-Facial
Depressor Anguli Oris	Depresses the corners of the mouth as in sadness grief muscle CN VII-Facial
Depressor Labi Inferioris	Depresses the lower lip sadness and grief look CN VII-Facial
Depressor Septi	Narrows nostrils draws septum downward CN VII-Facial
Digastric (Anterior Belly)	Elevates hyoid Depresses mandible hyoid and mandible come together CN V-Trigeminal
Digastric (Posterior Belly)	Elevates hyoid Depresses mandible hyoid and mandible come together CN VII-Facial
Dilator Nares	Widens aperture/flares nostrils CN VII-Facial
Frontalis	Draws scalp forward raises eyebrows wrinkles skin of the forehead CN VII-Facial
Geniohyoid	Elevates hyoid Draws hyoid and tongue forward depresses mandible 1st cervical nerve suboccipital/C1 SN-1
Inferior Oblique	Elevation/abduction of the eyeball up and away from the midline CN III-Oculomotor
Inferior Rectus	Depression of the eyeball looks downward CN III-Oculomotor
Lateral Pterygoid	Protrudes mandible opens mouth moves mandible from side-to-side CN V-Trigeminal
Lateral Rectus	Abduction of the eyeball looks to the side of the body CN VI-Abducens
Levator Anguli Oris	Elevates the upper lip smiling CN VII-Facial
Levator Labii Superioris	Elevates upper lip snarling muscle CN VII-Facial
Levator Palpebrae Superioris	Elevates the upper eyelid CN III-Oculomotor
Masseter	Elevates and protrudes mandible Clenches teeth assists side-to-side grinding CN V-Trigeminal
Medial Pterygoid	Elevates and protrudes the mandible moves mandible from side-to-side CN V-Trigeminal