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Muscles: Buccinator.

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Anatomy & Physiology: Muscles—Buccinator.

Structure.

  • Origin: alveolar process of maxilla and mandible; pterygomandibular raphe.
  • Insertion: orbicularis oris.
  • Deep to masseter and orbicularis oris.

Function.

  • Concentric action: press cheeks against teeth and lips (whistling, glowing, sucking); draws corners of mouth laterally; aids chewing.
  • Eccentric action:
  • Isometric action:
  • Innervation: facial VII nerve.
  • Arterial supply: maxillary and facial arteries.
  • “Buccinator the whistling sucking chew-inator”.

Clinical Significance.

More.


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References

Biel, A. (2015). Trail guide to the body: A hands-on guide to locating muscles, bones and more

Clark, M., Lucett, S., Sutton, B. G., & National Academy of Sports Medicine. (2014). NASM essentials of corrective exercise training. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Jenkins, G., & Tortora, G. J. (2012). Anatomy and Physiology: From Science to Life, 3rd Edition International Stu. John Wiley & Sons.

Muscolino, J. E. (2017). The muscular system manual: The skeletal muscles of the human body.

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