| Facial muscles | |
|---|---|
 Head | |
 Lateral head anatomy | |
| Details | |
| Nerve | facial nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculi faciei |
| MeSH | D005152 |
| TA98 | A04.1.03.001 |
| TA2 | 2060 |
| FMA | 71288 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The facial muscles are a group of striated skeletal muscles supplied by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) that, among other things, control facial expression. These muscles are also called mimetic muscles. They are only found in mammals, although they derive from neural crest cells found in all vertebrates. They are the only muscles that attach to the dermis.[1]
- ^ Wilkins, Adam S. (2017). "History of the Face I". Making Faces. Belknap Press. p. 169. ISBN 9780674725522.