Throat clearing, like coughs, is often a hangover from a viral respiratory infection such as a cold, and can persist after an infection for more than eight weeks. However, you donât mention having been ill, so the next thing to consider is your history of asthma.
And, vice versa. When the triceps contracts, pulling the lower arm back down to its starting position, the biceps relaxes. Most, but not all, of the skeletal muscles in your body work in these agonist-antagonist pairs. If the agonist flexes a muscle, then its antagonist extends the muscle.
Structure [edit]. The facial muscles are subcutaneous (just under the skin) muscles that control facial expression. They generally originate from the surface of the skull bone (rarely the fascia), and insert on the skin of the face. When they contract, the skin moves. These muscles also cause wrinkles at right angles to the musclesâ action line. Use of these muscles is noted during an extraoral examination, assuring function of the nerve to these muscles.