Transverse muscle of the chin
Appearance
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Transverse muscle of the chin | |
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![]() Scheme showing arrangement of fibers of orbicularis oris. (Triangularis labeled at bottom right.) | |
![]() Muscles of the head, face, and neck. (Labeled as triangularis near chin.) | |
Details | |
Nerve | Facial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus transversus menti |
TA98 | A04.1.03.027 |
TA2 | 2077 |
FMA | 49080 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
The transversus menti, or transverse muscle of the chin, is a facial muscle that is often considered to be the superficial fibers of the depressor anguli oris muscle which cross to the other side of the face.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Marur, Tania; Tuna, Yakup; Demirci, Selman (2014-01-01). "Facial anatomy". Clinics in Dermatology. Red Face Revisited: I. 32 (1): 14–23. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.05.022. ISSN 0738-081X. PMID 24314374.