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=== List of AUs and ADs (with underlying facial muscles) === ==== Main codes ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! AU number !! FACS name !! Muscular basis |- | 0 || Neutral face || |- | 1 ||Inner brow raiser || ''[[frontalis muscle|frontalis]]'' (''[[pars medialis]]'') |- | 2 || Outer brow raiser || ''frontalis'' (''[[pars lateralis]]'') |- | 4 || Brow lowerer || ''[[depressor glabellae]]'', ''[[depressor supercilii]]'', ''[[corrugator supercilii]]'' |- | 5 || Upper lid raiser || ''[[levator palpebrae superioris]]'', [[superior tarsal muscle]] |- | 6 || Cheek raiser || ''[[orbicularis oculi]]'' (''[[Orbital part of frontal bone|pars orbitalis]]'') |- | 7 || Lid tightener || ''orbicularis oculi'' (''[[pars palpebralis]]'') |- | 8 || Lips toward each other || ''[[orbicularis oris]]'' |- | 9 || Nose wrinkler || ''[[levator labii superioris alaeque nasi]]'' |- | 10 || Upper lip raiser || ''levator labii superioris'', ''[[levator labii superioris|caput infraorbitalis]]'' |- | 11 || Nasolabial deepener || ''[[zygomaticus minor]]'' |- | 12 || Lip corner puller || ''[[zygomaticus major]]'' |- | 13 || Sharp lip puller || ''[[levator anguli oris]]'' (also known as ''[[caninus]]'') |- | 14 || Dimpler || ''[[buccinator]]'' |- | 15 || Lip corner depressor || ''depressor anguli oris'' (also known as ''[[triangularis]]'') |- | 16 || Lower lip depressor || ''[[depressor labii inferioris]]'' |- | 17 || Chin raiser || ''[[mentalis]]'' |- | 18 || Lip pucker || ''[[incisivii labii superioris]]'' and ''[[incisivii labii inferioris]]'' |- | 19 || Tongue show || |- | 20 || Lip stretcher || ''[[risorius]]'' with ''[[platysma]]'' |- | 21 || Neck tightener || ''platysma]'' |- | 22 || Lip funneler || ''[[orbicularis oris]]'' |- | 23 || Lip tightener || ''orbicularis oris'' |- | 24 || Lip pressor || ''orbicularis oris'' |- | 25 || Lips part || ''[[depressor labii inferioris]]'', or relaxation of ''mentalis'' or ''orbicularis oris'' |- | 26 || Jaw drop || ''[[masseter]]''; relaxed ''[[temporalis]]'' and [[Medial pterygoid muscle|internal ''pterygoid'']] |- | 27 || Mouth stretch || ''[[Pterygoid bone|pterygoids]]'', ''[[digastric]]'' |- | 28 || Lip suck || ''orbicularis oris'' |} ==== Head movement codes ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! AU number !! FACS name !! Action |- | 51 || Head turn left || |- | 52 || Head turn right || |- | 53 || Head up || |- | 54 || Head down || |- | 55 || Head tilt left || |- | M55 || Head tilt left || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by a head tilt to the left. |- | 56 || Head tilt right || |- | M56 || Head tilt right || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by a head tilt to the right. |- | 57 || Head forward || |- | M57 || Head thrust forward || The onset of 17+24 is immediately preceded, accompanied, or followed by a head thrust forward. |- | 58 || Head back || |- | M59 || Head shake up and down || The onset of 17+24 is immediately preceded, accompanied, or followed by an up-down head shake (nod). |- | M60 || Head shake side to side || The onset of 17+24 is immediately preceded, accompanied, or followed by a side to side head shake. |- | M83 || Head upward and to the side || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by a movement of the head, upward and turned or tilted to either the left or right. |} ==== Eye movement codes ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! AU number !! FACS name !! Action |- | 61 || Eyes turn left || |- | M61 || Eyes left || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by eye movement to the left. |- | 62 || Eyes turn right || |- | M62 || Eyes right || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by eye movement to the right. |- | 63 || Eyes up || |- | 64 || Eyes down || |- | 65 || [[Strabismus|Walleye]]|| |- | 66 || Cross-eye || |- | M68 || Upward rolling of eyes || The onset of the symmetrical 14 is immediately preceded or accompanied by an upward rolling of the eyes. |- | 69 || Eyes positioned to look at other person || The 4, 5, or 7, alone or in combination, occurs while the eye position is fixed on the other person in the conversation. |- | M69 || Head or eyes look at other person || The onset of the symmetrical 14 or AUs 4, 5, and 7, alone or in combination, is immediately preceded or accompanied by a movement of the eyes or of the head and eyes to look at the other person in the conversation. |} ==== Visibility codes ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! AU number !! FACS name |- | 70 || Brows and forehead not visible |- | 71 || Eyes not visible |- | 72 || Lower face not visible |- | 73 || Entire face not visible |- | 74 || Unscorable |} ==== Gross behavior codes ==== These codes are reserved for recording information about gross behaviors that may be relevant to the facial actions that are scored. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! AU number !! FACS name !! Muscular basis |- | 29 || Jaw thrust || |- | 30 || Jaw sideways || |- | 31 || Jaw clencher || ''[[masseter]]'' |- | 32 || [Lip] bite || |- | 33 || [Cheek] blow || |- | 34 || [Cheek] puff || |- | 35 || [Cheek] suck || |- | 36 || [Tongue] bulge || |- | 37 || Lip wipe || |- | 38 || Nostril dilator || ''[[Nasalis muscle|nasalis (pars alaris)]]'' |- | 39 || Nostril compressor || ''nasalis'' (''pars transversa'') and ''[[Depressor septi nasi muscle|depressor septi nasi]]'' |- | 40 || Sniff |- | 41 || Lid droop || ''[[levator palpebrae superioris]]'' (relaxation) |- | 42 || Slit || ''[[orbicularis oculi muscle]]'' |- | 43 || Eyes closed || relaxation of ''levator palpebrae superioris'' |- | 44 || Squint || ''[[corrugator supercilii]]'' and ''orbicularis oculi'' muscle |- | 45 || Blink || relaxation of ''levator palpebrae superioris''; contraction of ''orbicularis oculi'' (''pars palpebralis'') |- | 46 || Wink || ''orbicularis oculi'' |- | 50 || Speech |- | 80 || Swallow |- | 81 || Chewing |- | 82 || Shoulder shrug |- | 84 || Head shake back and forth |- | 85 || Head nod up and down |- | 91 || Flash |- | 92 || Partial flash |- | 97* || Shiver/tremble |- | 98* || Fast up-down look |}
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