Buccinator

About the buccinator of the pig

Buccinator is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus buccinator. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the pig, 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 borders of the maxilla and the mandible.

Insertion

Angle of the mouth, blending with the orbicularis oris.

Action

Presses the cheek against the teeth and returns food to the grinding surfaces.

Nerve

Buccal branches of the facial nerve.

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

Terminology

English

Buccinator

Latin (NAV)

Musculus buccinator

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The buccinator in other animals

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

• Buccinator of the horse

Questions about the buccinator

What is the Latin name of the buccinator?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the buccinator is called Musculus buccinator.

Where is the buccinator of the pig?

Buccinator is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.

Where does the buccinator originate and insert?

Origin: Alveolar borders of the maxilla and the mandible. Insertion: Angle of the mouth, blending with the orbicularis oris.

What nerve supplies the buccinator?

Buccal branches of the facial nerve.

What does the buccinator do?

Presses the cheek against the teeth and returns food to the grinding surfaces.