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Encyclopedia > Orbicularis oris

The orbicularis oris is the sphincter muscle around the mouth. It is sometimes known as the "kissing muscle". It is also one of the muscles used in the playing of all brass wind instruments and some wood wind instruments. A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle is a contractile form of tissue. ...


External links

  • Facial Muscles - BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/facial/orbicularis_oris.shtml) Picture of the circular-shaped muscle
  • Facial Muscles - BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/facial/orbicularis_oris_animation.shtml) Amination of movements of the muscle

 

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