What Muscles Do Eyelids Have

The muscles of the eyelids are: Levator palpebræ superioris

What muscles are in the eyelids?

The function of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle is to raise the upper eyelid and to maintain the upper eyelid position. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle origin is the periosteum of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, superior to the optic foramen.

How many muscles are in your eyelid?

EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES: There are six muscles that attach to the eye to move it. These muscles originate in the eye socket (orbit) and work to move the eye up, down, side to side, and rotate the eye. The superior rectus is an extraocular muscle that attaches to the top of the eye.