Buccinator muscle

Authors

Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

OIAN

Muscle	Origin	Insertion	Nerve	Action
Buccinator	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Muscles of Facial Expression/buccinator.html#origin	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Muscles of Facial Expression/buccinator.html#insertion	?var:ref-buccinator.nerve	/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Muscles of Facial Expression/buccinator.html#action

Origin

Mandible, Alveolar process of maxilla and mandible, Pterygomandibular raphe¹

Insertion

Angle of mouth, Orbicularis Oris¹

Innervation

Facial Nerve CN VII¹

Action

BIL: Presses cheek against molar teeth, working with tongue to keep food between occlusal surfaces and out of oral vestibule; expels air from oral cavity/resists distension when blowing; UNIL: Draws mouth to one side¹

Clinical Significance

Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.

Citation

For attribution, please cite this work as:

Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Buccinator muscle. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Anatomy/Skeletal Muscles/Head and Neck/Muscles of Facial Expression/buccinator.html