Matching Pairs Facial Muscle ActionsOnline version facial muscles by Dr. David Myers 1 orbicularis oris 2 occipitalis 3 masseter 4 buccinator 5 orbicularis oculi 6 temporalis 7 frontalis elevation of the mandible, as in chewing compresses cheek against teeth and gums encircles mouth, closes lips, protrudes lips as in kissing. retracts scalp, fixes galea aponeurosis so frontalis can act on eyebrows elevates eyebrows and draws scalp forward and wrinkles skin of forehead elevation, retraction, lateral and medial excursion of the mandible closes eye in blinking, squinting, and sleep.