The arrows point in the direction of the muscle pull.
| Muscle | Abbr. | Action |
corrugator
| COR | pulls eyebrows together downward and medially |
depressor anguli oris | DAO | pulls the corner of the mouth downward as in frowning |
dilator naris | DIN | flares nostrils |
depressor labii inferioris | DLI | draws lower lip downward and laterally |
frontalis | FRO | raises eyebrows |
levator anguli oris | LAO | elevates the angle of the mouth |
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | LLA | raises upper lip and dilates nostril |
levator labii superioris | LLS | raises upper lip |
mentalis | MEN | closes and protrudes the lips |
orbicularis oris inferioris | OOI | closes and protrudes the lips |
orbicularis oris superioris | OOS | closes and protrudes the lips |
orbicularis oculi inferioris | OCI | closes the eye |
orbicularis oculi superioris | OCS | closes the eye |
platysma | PLA | draws corners of the mouth down, wrinkles neck |
procerus | PRO | depresses medial corners of eyebrows (frown), wrinkles forehead |
risorius | RIS | draws corner of mouth outward as in smiling |
zygomaticus major | ZYJ | raises and draws corner of the mouth laterally (smile) |
zygomaticus minor | ZYN | raises and everts upper lip |