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Mentalis

The mentalis muscle is a paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin. It originates from the mentum of the mandible, and inserts into the soft tissue of the chin. It is sometimes referred to as the "pouting muscle" (as in duck face) due to it raising the lower lip and causing chin wrinkles.

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Clinical significance

UltrasoundGeniospasmGeneticMovement disorderHaloperidol
9 related topics

Function

Lower lipOrbicularis oris muscleDimplingSkin
4 related topics

Structure

Mental protuberanceSkin
2 related topics

Overview

MuscleLower lipChinMentumMandible
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Actions
Elevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip
FMA
46825
Insertion
Chin
Latin
musculus mentalis
Nerve
Mandibular branch of facial nerve
Origin
Anterior mandible

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Mentalis

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples24
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Mentalis

Top relations

related to Function · 4
Mentalis → Externally, In, The, This
related to Geniospasm · 4
Mentalis → Certain, Geniospasm, Injection, It
related to Additional images · 3
Mentalis → Action, Outer, Position
related to Cosmetics · 2
Mentalis → The, This
related to Structure · 2
Mentalis → It, The
Actions · 1
Mentalis → Elevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip
FMA · 1
Mentalis → 46825
Insertion · 1
Mentalis → Chin
Latin · 1
Mentalis → musculus mentalis
Nerve · 1
Mentalis → Mandibular branch of facial nerve

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muscle chin lip lower mandible skin may soft tissue wrinkles face contraction central originates inserts geniospasm wrinkling mentum causes movement

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MentalisActionsElevates and wrinkles skin of chin, protrudes lower lip1.00infobox
MentalisFMA468251.00infobox
MentalisInsertionChin1.00infobox
MentalisLatinmusculus mentalis1.00infobox
MentalisNerveMandibular branch of facial nerve1.00infobox
MentalisOriginAnterior mandible1.00infobox
MentalisTA220871.00infobox
MentalisTA98A04.1.03.0371.00infobox
Mentalisrelated to Additional imagesOuter0.60section
Mentalisrelated to Additional imagesPosition0.60section
Mentalisrelated to Additional imagesAction0.60section
Mentalisrelated to Clinical significanceThe0.60section

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