Question

Muscles: ‘Who am I?’
Below are 10 descriptions of muscles of the face, neck and shoulders. Can you identify which muscle is being described each time?
There are two of me on the face.

I can make a person look unhappy or cross. Who am I?

People sometimes rub me when they have a headache. I help with chewing. Who am I?

You use me when kissing or pouting. Who am I?

I puff out the cheeks when blowing and help to chew up food. Who am I?

I am a kite-shaped muscle and help move the neck and shoulders. Who am I?

I run along the cheek bone and make people look happy. Who am I?

I help carry out an action we can’t control. Who am I?

People like to build me up at the gym, especially men! I help pull the shoulders forward. Who am I?

I will pull your head from side to side and there are two of me. Who am I?

I can make you look surprised. I cover the top of your head. Who am I?

Answer 1

A knowledge of facial anatomy is vital to be able to reconstruct a face from a skull. In this article, we’ll explore the main muscles groups in the face.
This information is also available as a download at the bottom of this step and we will be watching a video showing each of these muscles as they are reconstructed in the next step, so you may find it useful to have this article as a reference.