7 (buccinator) Flashcards
What type of muscle is the buccinator
muscle of facial expression
what nerve supplies the buccinator
CNVII
when do we use the buccinator
- when eating
- pushes food in between molar teeth so it doesn’t collect in the vestibule of the mouth
what fibrous band does the buccinator attach to
pterygomandibular raphe
apart from buccinator what else attaches to pterygomandiblar raphe
superior constrictor muscle
what does the pterygomandibular raphe attach to
pterygoid hamulus
where do the upper fibres come from for the buccinator
maxilla
where do the upper fibres which come from the maxilla blend into
upper lip i think
where doe the lower fibres come from
oblique line of the mandible
where do the lower fibres blend into
lower lip
where do the upper middle fibres blend into
lower lip (with obicularis oris)
where do the lower middle fibres blend into
upper lip (with obicularis oris)
what is the place called where the fibres cross
modiolus
what has to pierce the buccinator to get to the oral cavity
parotid duct
