Zygomaticus minor muscle

Zygomaticus minor
Muscles of the head, face, and neck.
Details
Origin	zygomatic bone
Insertion	skin of the upper lip
Artery	facial artery
Nerve	buccal branch
Actions	elevates upper lip
Identifiers
Latin	Musculus zygomaticus minor
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12551392
TA	A04.1.03.030
FMA	46811
Anatomical terms of muscle []

The zygomaticus minor is a muscle of facial expression. It originates from malar bone and continues with orbicularis oculi on the lateral face of the levator labii superioris and then inserts into the outer part of the upper lip. Do not confuse this with the zygomaticus major, which insets into the angle of the mouth. It draws the upper lip backward, upward, and outward (used in making sad facial expressions). Like all muscles of facial expression, it is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII).

The zygomaticus minor is sometimes referred to as the "zygomatic head" of the levator labii superioris muscle.

Zygomaticus minor muscle (shown in red).