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Skull and Facial Muscles - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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The viscerocranium is the pharyngeal skeleton. It is derived only from the neural crest and undergoes endochondral and intramembranous ossification.
The viscerocranium is the pharyngeal skeleton. It is derived only from the neural crest and undergoes endochondral and intramembranous ossification.
The various facial muscles attach onto the skull in different places depending on their function. Movement of the external apendages, mastication and facial expressions all rely on the movement of the facial muscles.
The various facial muscles attach onto the skull in different places depending on their function. Movement of the external apendages, [[Mastication|mastication]] and facial expressions all rely on the movement of the facial muscles.
==Structure==
==Structure==