Forcefully blowing through a trumpet would require contraction of which muscle?
A)buccinator
B)zygomaticus major
C)levator labii superioris
D)risorius
E)occipitofrontalis

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The buccinator muscle is responsible for compressing the cheeks inward. When playing a wind instrument like a trumpet, one needs to create a seal around the mouthpiece of the trumpet in order to produce sound. The buccinator muscle is used to create this seal by compressing the cheeks inward.

Forcefully Blowing Through a Trumpet Would Require Contraction of Which