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THE HUMAN BODY

       Muscles 2                                                         MUSCLES OF FACIAL
                                                                         EXPRESSION
                                                                         A single expression
                                                                         is the result of
                                               Myofibril                 movement of many
       SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBER                                             muscles; the main
                                                                         muscles of expression
                                                                         are shown in action
                                                                         below.


                                                                                         FRONTALIS
                                                                         Sarcomere
           Motor
           end plate


                                                                         Nucleus
          Synaptic
          knob
                                                                         Sarcoplasmic
                                                                         reticulum
                                                                                         CORRUGATOR
                                                                                         SUPERCILII

                                                                         Sarcolemma
           Schwann
           cell
             Motor                                                       Endomysium
             neuron
            Node of
            Ranvier

                                                                                         ORBICULARIS ORIS
       TYPES OF MUSCLE











       CARDIAC MUSCLE           SKELETAL MUSCLE         SMOOTH MUSCLE                    ZYGOMATICUS MAJOR
       CONTRACTION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE











                                                                                         DEPRESSOR ANGULI
       RELAXED STATE                         CONTRACTED STATE
                                                                                         ORIS
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