Across
- 8. a pair of intrinsic tongue muscles that elevate or depress the tongue tip
- 9. the extrinsic muscle that makes up the majority of the tongue's bulk
- 11. cheek muscle that helps you smile :)
- 12. extrinsic muscle of the tongue that helps to elevate and retract the tongue body
- 14. large muscle used to elevate the mandible, attaches to the temporal bone
- 15. a muscle that runs between your chin and lower lip, helps you to pout and wrinkle your chin
- 16. can either be considered a ring-shaped muscle around your lips, or a pair upper and lower muscles
- 17. his pad is on the posterior of the pharynx, and lets the velum crash there sometimes
Down
- 1. the muscle that is usually referred to as the UES (Upper esophageal sphincter)
- 2. muscle that depresses the velum, also allows for dilation of the Eustachian tubes
- 3. a muscle that helps to elevate your upper lip, also comes in an "alaque nasi" flavor
- 4. a pair of muscles that come in major and minor, and originate on the zygomatic bone
- 5. a large muscle of the cheek that helps to position food on the molars
- 6. muscle that helps to raise the velum, also sounds like a delicious pasta
- 7. the line of tissue that divides your tongue in halves down the sagittal plane
- 10. muscle that helps to raise the velum and forms the bulk of your uvula
- 13. large muscle on the neck that acts as a mandibular depressor or to depress the lower lips