The orbicularis oris is a superficial facial muscle with fibers that encircle the opening of the oral cavity that attaches to the maxilla, mandible, skin and modiolus, and that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, and is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII). [ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01111.x FEED:rd http://www.feedexp.org/wiki/Mammalian_Muscle_Ontology_Workshop MFMO:0000058 https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21355 ]
Synonyms: orbicularis oris
Term information
The orbicularis oris is a superficial facial muscle that attaches to the skin and modiolus, and that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, and is innervated by the facial nerve .[FEED]
incisivii labii superioris
nasolabialis muscle
orbicularis oris
musculus orbicularis oris
incisivii labii inferioris
Term relations
- facial muscle and surrounds some oral opening and attaches_to some mandible and attaches_to some skin of body and attaches_to some maxilla and attaches_to some facial modiolus
- facial muscle
- has_muscle_insertion some skin of lip
- has_muscle_origin some mandible
- has_muscle_origin some maxilla
- surrounds some oral opening
- attaches_to some skin of body
- attaches_to some facial modiolus
- attaches_to some mandible
- attaches_to some maxilla