Head Muscles
Here is a list of all the muscles in the human head:
Forehead/Eyelid Muscles
- Occipitofrontalis
- Occipitalis
- Frontalis
- Orbicularis oculi
- Corrugator supercilii
- Depressor supercilia
Extraocular muscles
- Levator palpebrae superioris
- Superior tarsal
Rectus muscles
- Superior rectus muscle
- Inferior rectus muscle
- Medial rectus muscle
- Lateral rectus muscle
Oblique muscles
- Superior oblique muscle
- Inferior oblique muscle
Ear Muscles
- Temporoparietalis
Auriculares
- Auricularis anterior
- Auricularis superior
- Auricularis posterior
Muscles of the inner ear
- Stapedius
- Tensor tympani
Nose Muscles
- Procerus muscle
- Depressor septi nasi
- Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
- Nasalis Muscle
- Compressor naris (transverse part)
- Dilator Naris (alar part)
Mouth Muscles
- Levator anguli oris
- Depressor anguli oris
- Levator labii superioris
- Depressor labii inferioris
- Mentalis
- Buccinator
- Orbicularis oris
- Risorius
Zygomatic muscles
- Zygomaticus major
- Zygomaticus minor
Muscles of Mastication
- Masseter
- Temporalis
Pterygoid muscles
- Lateral pterygoid muscle
- Medial pterygoid muscle
Tongue
Extrinsic Muscles
- Genioglossus
- Hyoglossus
- Chondroglossus
- Styloglossus
- Palatoglossus
Intrinsic Muscles
- Superior longitudinal
- Transversus
- Inferior longitudinal
- Verticalis
Soft Palate Muscles
- Tensor veli palatini
- Levator veli palatini
- Palatoglossus
- Palatopharyngeus
- Palatine uvula
Pharyngeal Muscles
- Stylopharyngeus
- Salpingopharyngeus
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor
- Middle pharyngeal constrictor
- Superior pharyngeal constrictor
Laryngeal Muscles
- Cricothyroid
- Arytenoid (transverse and oblique)
- Thyroarytenoid
Cricoarytenoid muscles
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle