how many muscles are in the head?

Answer 1

Epicranial muscles:
Occipitalis
Frontalis

Facial muscles:
Orbicularis oculi
Corrugator supercilii
Orbicularis oris
Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
Levator labii superioris
Zygomaticus minor
Zygomaticus major
Risorius
Levator anguli oris
Buccinator
Depressor anguli oris
Depressor labii inferioris

Extraocular Muscles:
Levator palpebrae superioris
Lateral rectus
Medial rectus
Superior rectus
Inferior rectus
Superior oblique
Inferior oblique

Mastication (chewing) muscles:
Masseter
Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid

Tongue:
palatoglossus muscle
styloglossus muscle
genioglossus muscle
hyoglossus muscle

Suboccipital Musculature:
Obliquus capitis inferior
Obliquus capitis superior
Rectus capitis posterior major
Rectus capitis posterior minor

Prevertebral Musculature:
Longus colli
Longus capitis
Rectus capitis anterior
Rectus capitis lateralis

Anterolateral Neck Musculature:
Anterior scalene
Scalenus minimus (may be absent)
Middle scalene
Posterior scalene

Superficial Neck Musculature:
Sternocleidomastoid
Platysma

Anterior Neck:
Sternohyoid
Omohyoid
Sternothyroid
Thyrohyoid
Stylohyoid
Digastric
Mylohyoid
Geniohyoid