Buccinator

Joe Muscolino

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The buccinator ("trumpeter") muscle on the right side of the body. The masseter has been ghosted in.

The Buccinator is a muscle of facial expression of the mouth. The muscles of facial expression of the mouth are:

  • Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi (also a muscle of fascial expression of the nose)
  • Levator Labii Superioris
  • Zygomaticus Minor
  • Zygomaticus Major
  • Levator Anguli Oris
  • Risorius
  • Depressor Anguli Oris
  • Depressor Labii Inferioris
  • Mentalis
  • Buccinator
  • Orbicularis Oris
  • Platysma

 

ATTACHMENTS:

  • Mandible and maxilla to the lips.

 

ACTIONS:

  • Compresses the cheeks against the teeth.

 

NOTES:

  1. Buccinator is Latin for trumpeter.
  2. Contraction of the buccinator occurs when a brass or woodwind musician plays their instrument.
  3. Blowing up a balloon requires contraction of the buccinator.