Transverse muscle of the chin
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 |
Dorlands /Elsevier | m_22/12551238 |
TA | A04.1.03.027 |
FMA | 49080 |
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.
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