Buccinator
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The buccinator muscle
is a muscle at the side of the face.
Buccinator may also refer to:
Buccinator muscle
The buccinator is a thin quadrilateral muscle, occupying the interval between the maxilla and the mandible at the side of the face.-Action:Its purpose is to pull back the angle of the mouth and to flatten the cheek area, which aids in holding the cheek to the teeth during chewing.It aids whistling...
is a muscle at the side of the face.
Buccinator may also refer to:
- Buccinator arteryBuccinator arteryThe buccal artery is small and runs obliquely forward, between the Pterygoideus internus and the insertion of the Temporalis, to the outer surface of the Buccinator, to which it is distributed, anastomosing with branches of the facial artery and with the infraorbital....
("buccal" in modern sources) - Buccinator lymph nodeBuccinator lymph nodeThe buccinator lymph node or nodes are one or more lymph nodes placed on the Buccinator opposite the angle of the mouth.-External links:...
- Buccinator nerve ("buccal" in modern sources)
- An ancient Roman buccinaBuccinaA buccina or bucina , anglicized buccin or bucine, is a brass instrument used in the ancient Roman army similar to the Cornu. An aeneator who blew a buccina was called a "buccinator" or "bucinator" ....
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