{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/63c1276aff3d07001152e126?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0797 – The ‘Pucker Muscle’ and the ‘Smile Muscle’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/1640517727663-c9732320b1dc90956152d18c807b99bc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>2023.03.08 – 0797 – The ‘Pucker Muscle’ and the ‘Smile Muscle’</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The ‘Pucker Muscle’ and the ‘Smile Muscle’</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The ‘pucker muscle’ that controls lip movement to shape sounds is the&nbsp;‘orbicularis oris’ muscle.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The’&nbsp;zygomaticus major’ runs from your cheekbone to the corners of your mouth to help create smiles and other facial expressions, as well as sounds such as ‘eee’. (Fun fact: This muscle can contract with a force of 200 g.<a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[1]</a>)</p><p><br></p><p>  <a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[1]</a> <a href=\"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0268003309001521\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0268003309001521</a> </p>","author_name":"Peter Stewart"}