Definition of Musculus buccinator

1. Noun. A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth.

Exact synonyms: Buccinator Muscle, Cheek Muscle
Generic synonyms: Facial Muscle
Group relationships: Cheek

Medical Definition of Musculus buccinator

1. Origin, posterior portion of alveolar portion of maxilla and mandible and pterygomandibular raphe; insertion, orbicularis oris at angle of mouth; action, flattens cheek, retracts angle of mouth; nerve supply, facial. Plays an important role in mastication, working with tongue to keep food between teeth; when it is paralysed, food accumulates in the oral vestibule. A muscle of the cheek; so called from its use in blowing wind instruments. Origin: L, a trumpeter, fr. Bucinare to sound the trumpet. Synonym: musculus buccinator, cheek muscle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Buccinator

musculus auricularis posterior
musculus auricularis superior
musculus azygos uvulae
musculus biceps brachii
musculus biceps brachii
musculus biceps femoris
musculus biceps femoris
musculus biceps flexor cruris
musculus bipennatus
musculus biventer mandibulae
musculus brachialis
musculus brachiocephalicus
musculus brachioradialis
musculus bronchoesophageus
musculus buccinator (current term)
musculus buccinator (current term)
musculus buccopharyngeus
musculus bulbocavernosus
musculus bulbospongiosus
musculus caninus
musculus cephalopharyngeus
musculus ceratocricoideus
musculus ceratopharyngeus
musculus cervicalis ascendens
musculus chondroglossus
musculus chondropharyngeus
musculus ciliaris
musculus cleido-occipitalis
musculus cleidoepitrochlearis
musculus cleidomastoideus

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