Head Muscles

Here is a list of all the muscles in the human head:

Forehead/Eyelid Muscles

  1. Occipitofrontalis
    1. Occipitalis
    2. Frontalis
  2. Orbicularis oculi
  3. Corrugator supercilii
  4. Depressor supercilia

Extraocular muscles

  1. Levator palpebrae superioris
  2. Superior tarsal

Rectus muscles

  1. Superior rectus muscle
  2. Inferior rectus muscle
  3. Medial rectus muscle
  4. Lateral rectus muscle

Oblique muscles

  1. Superior oblique muscle
  2. Inferior oblique muscle

Ear Muscles

  1. Temporoparietalis 

Auriculares

  1. Auricularis anterior
  2. Auricularis superior
  3. Auricularis posterior

Muscles of the inner ear

  1. Stapedius 
  2. Tensor tympani

Nose Muscles

  1. Procerus muscle
  2. Depressor septi nasi
  3. Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
  4. Nasalis Muscle
    1. Compressor naris (transverse part)
    2. Dilator Naris (alar part)

Mouth Muscles

  1. Levator anguli oris
  2. Depressor anguli oris
  3. Levator labii superioris
  4. Depressor labii inferioris
  5. Mentalis 
  6. Buccinator 
  7. Orbicularis oris 
  8. Risorius 

Zygomatic muscles

  1. Zygomaticus major
  2. Zygomaticus minor

Muscles of Mastication

  1. Masseter 
  2. Temporalis 

Pterygoid muscles

  1. Lateral pterygoid muscle
  2. Medial pterygoid muscle

Tongue

Extrinsic Muscles

  1. Genioglossus 
  2. Hyoglossus 
  3. Chondroglossus 
  4. Styloglossus 
  5. Palatoglossus 

Intrinsic Muscles

  1. Superior longitudinal
  2. Transversus 
  3. Inferior longitudinal
  4. Verticalis 

Soft Palate Muscles

  1. Tensor veli palatini
  2. Levator veli palatini
  3. Palatoglossus 
  4. Palatopharyngeus 
  5. Palatine uvula

Pharyngeal Muscles

  1. Stylopharyngeus
  2. Salpingopharyngeus
  3. Inferior pharyngeal constrictor
  4. Middle pharyngeal constrictor
  5. Superior pharyngeal constrictor

Laryngeal Muscles

  1. Cricothyroid 
  2. Arytenoid (transverse and oblique)
  3. Thyroarytenoid 

Cricoarytenoid muscles

  1. Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
  2. Lateral  cricoarytenoid muscle