Depressor muscle of the lower lip

About the depressor muscle of the lower lip of the dog

Depressor muscle of the lower lip is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus depressor labii inferioris. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Alveolar border of the mandible, close to the buccinator and often continuous with it.

Insertion

Lower lip.

Action

Draws the lower lip down.

Nerve

Ventral buccal branch of the facial nerve.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English

Depressor muscle of the lower lip

Latin (NAV)

Musculus depressor labii inferioris

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The depressor muscle of the lower lip in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Depressor muscle of the lower lip of the horse

Questions about the depressor muscle of the lower lip

What is the Latin name of the depressor muscle of the lower lip?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the depressor muscle of the lower lip is called Musculus depressor labii inferioris.

Where is the depressor muscle of the lower lip of the dog?

Depressor muscle of the lower lip is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.

Where does the depressor muscle of the lower lip originate and insert?

Origin: Alveolar border of the mandible, close to the buccinator and often continuous with it. Insertion: Lower lip.

What nerve supplies the depressor muscle of the lower lip?

Ventral buccal branch of the facial nerve.

What does the depressor muscle of the lower lip do?

Draws the lower lip down.