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Muscles of Facial Expression Study Guide
Learn facial nerve branches, muscle actions, clinical testing, and how facial weakness patterns help distinguish upper from lower motor neuron involvement.
This visual study guide helps learners connect the muscles of facial expression to facial nerve branches, recognize clinically important weakness patterns, and distinguish upper motor neuron findings from lower motor neuron involvement.
Use it if you are a PT, PTA, pre-PT, OT/OTA, medical, PA, or athletic training student reviewing facial movement and lesion localization. Start with the central facial nerve map, compare the UMN and LMN panels, then use the clinical cases to practice deciding what the pattern means.
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