Approximately, 12 muscles are responsible for smiling. But How?

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Approximately, 12 muscles are responsible for smiling. But How?

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Smile-

Smile! Do you know what the smile is? Yes, It is one of the 5 lettered pleasing words in the world. For 3 months of our Birth, we are eligible for Smiling. When we feel something happy, friendly, affectionate & pleasing, we give a facial expression that is a Smile. Also, a smile is one of the best signs to understand each other furthermore, it builds a long-term relationship.

In addition to that, Smile has a massive power to build a connection of compatible, communicable, & acceptable between person to person.

What causes smile or How we smile?

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However, my today's research is, I found from the medical study 12 muscles are responsible for once smile. Then my question to you is Why & How these muscles are responsible.

Although our brain's happy & pleasant feelings are due to the Dopamine, smiling is a facial expression. It happens due to a number of facial muscle contraction or relaxation.

When our brain recognizes any situation related to positive feedback or any condition related to happiness, it creates a reward system in the brain & sends signals to contract the facial muscles which cause a unique smile.

When we smile our brain got a signal from the facial muscles to secret happy or pleasant hormone called Dopamine, which feels pleasant, happy & amusing. It means our brain's feelings & emotions are interrelated to each other & are directly proportional.

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6 pairs or 12 muscles that involved in Smiling;

After researching over the internet & as the report of a medical study the muscles responsible for smiling I found,

1. Zygomaticus major & minor (2 pairs or 4 muscles); these muscles are responsible for pulling up or contract the muscles of the mouth corners. 1 pair is present on both sides of the mouth.
2. Orbicularis oculi (2 muscles); these present one, on both sides of the cheek, responsible for eye crinkle.
3. Levator labii superiors (2 muscles); these muscles responsible for contracting the corners of the lip & nose.
4. Risorius (1 pair or 2 muscles); responsible for contracting total face, including mouth during smiling.
5. Levator anguli Oris (2 muscles); these muscles help in raising the mouth angle which causes a smiling facial expression.

Here are 12 muscles that cause smile & gives a smiling facial expression when we feel happy, pleasure & amused.

I hope you got your answer & I glad to help you.