Depressor of the upper lip

About the depressor of the upper lip of the pig

Depressor of the upper 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 superioris. 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

Maxilla, deep to the levator labii superioris.

Insertion

Upper lip.

Action

Draws the upper lip down.

Nerve

Dorsal buccal branch 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

Depressor of the upper lip

Latin (NAV)

Musculus depressor labii superioris

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the depressor of the upper lip

What is the Latin name of the depressor of the upper lip?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the depressor of the upper lip is called Musculus depressor labii superioris.

Where is the depressor of the upper lip of the pig?

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

Where does the depressor of the upper lip originate and insert?

Origin: Maxilla, deep to the levator labii superioris. Insertion: Upper lip.

What nerve supplies the depressor of the upper lip?

Dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.

What does the depressor of the upper lip do?

Draws the upper lip down.