Preferred Label : mentalis muscle;
Uberon definition : A muscle of facial expression, innervated by the facial nerve, attached to the skin
of the lower lip and inferior to the lower lip (in humans this region is called the
chin or mental region), the orbicularis oris muscle, and the mandible in the symphyseal
region. See Diogo et al., 2009; Burrows et al., 2011);
Uberon synonym : mentalis;
Origin ID : 0008596;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- attaches to
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- in lateral side of
- part of
A muscle of facial expression, innervated by the facial nerve, attached to the skin
of the lower lip and inferior to the lower lip (in humans this region is called the
chin or mental region), the orbicularis oris muscle, and the mandible in the symphyseal
region. See Diogo et al., 2009; Burrows et al., 2011)
