BrainRegionTARGET TEA FACE

Face

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This page covers biological details of component Face. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Target -> Human Effectors (aHumanEffectors) -> Face (TARGET.TEA.FACE) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: effector
• Brain area: Effector Area
• Role: unknown
• Function: Mimics

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Components

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• Component items*:
• Face sensory data (face-sensory-data)
  • Face - face skin (face-skin -> LPC.PN.SG.TRG): sensory fibers from the skin
  • Face - parotid skin (face-parotid-skin -> LPC.PN.SG.UDRG): facial skin over the parotid gland
• Face scalp muscles (face-scalp-muscles)
  • [- corrugator supercilii muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-corrugator-supercilii-muscle): wrinkles forehead
  • [- depressor supercilii muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-depressor-supercilii-muscle): depression of eyebrow
  • [- frontalis muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-frontalis-muscle): raises the eyebrows
  • [- occipitalis muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-occipitalis-muscle): moves the scalp back
• Face upper lip muscles (face-upper-lip-muscles)
  • [- levator labii superioris muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-levator-labii-superioris-muscle): dilates the nostril; elevates the upper lip and wing of the nose
  • [- procerus muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-procerus): dilates the nostril; elevates the upper lip and wing of the nose
  • [- zygomaticus minor muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> zygomaticus-minor-muscle): elevates upper lip
• Face lower lip muscles (face-lower-lip-muscles)
  • [- platysma muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> face-platysma-muscle): draws the corners of the mouth inferiorly and widens it (as in expressions of sadness and fright). Also draws the skin of the neck superiorly when teeth are clenched
  • [- depressor labii inferioris muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> depressor-labii-inferioris-muscle): depress the lower lip
  • [- risorius muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> risorius-muscle): assist with pulling the lower lip downward and help to tighten the skin over the chin
  • [- mentalis muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> mentalis-muscle): elevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip
  • [- transverse muscle of the chin] (LPC.HP.FCM -> transverse-chin-muscle): assist with pulling the lower lip downward and help to tighten the skin over the chin
• Face surround and mouth corners muscles (face-surround-corner-muscles)
  • [- orbicularis oris muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> orbicularis-oris-muscle): pucker the lips
  • [- zygomaticus major muscle, buccal] (LPC.HP.FCM -> zygomaticus-major-muscle-buccal): draws angle of mouth upward and laterally
  • [- zygomaticus major muscle, proper] (LPC.HP.FCM -> zygomaticus-major-muscle-proper): draws angle of mouth upward and laterally
  • [- levator anguli oris muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> levator-anguli-oris-muscle): smile (elevates angle of mouth)
  • [- depressor anguli oris muscle] (LPC.HP.FCM -> depressor-anguli-oris-muscle): depresses angle of mouth

Connectivity

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• Inbound Region Connections:*

|| Source Area || Source Region || Source Name || Type || Reference || || LPC || LPC.HP.FCM || Facial Motor Nucleus || depressor-anguli-oris-muscle || (unknown reference) ||

• Outbound Region Connections:*

|| Target Area || Target Region || Target Name || Type || Reference || || LPC || LPC.PN.SG.TRG || Trigeminal Ganglion || face-skin || (unknown reference) || || || LPC.PN.SG.UDRG || Upper Dorsal Root Ganglion || face-parotid-skin || (unknown reference) ||

Thirdparty Circuits

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• no circuits defined

References

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