facial muscle

Types:

buccinator muscle, cheek muscle, musculus buccinator

a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth

masseter

a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing

platysma

either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw

Type of:

skeletal muscle, striated muscle

a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes