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Buccinator muscle information


Buccinator muscle
Buccinator outlined in red.
Details
OriginFrom the alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible, buccinator crest and temporomandibular joint
InsertionIn the fibers of the orbicularis oris
ArteryBuccal artery
NerveBuccal branch of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve)
ActionsThe buccinator compresses the cheeks against the teeth and is used in acts such as blowing. It is an assistant muscle of mastication (chewing) and in neonates it is used to suckle.
Identifiers
Latinmusculus buccinator[1]
TA98A04.1.03.036
TA22086
FMA46834
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The buccinator (/ˈbʌksɪntər/[2][3]) is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face. It forms the anterior part of the cheek or the lateral wall of the oral cavity.[4]

  1. ^ TA A04.1.03.036
  2. ^ OED 2nd edition, 1989.
  3. ^ Entry "buccinator" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
  4. ^ Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck, Fehrenbach and Herring, Elsevier, 2012, page 91

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