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Encyclopedia > Orbicularis oris muscle

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. Structure of a skeletal muscle Muscle is one of the four tissue types. ...


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Orbicularis oris muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (715 words)
It is sometimes known as the kissing muscle because it is used to pucker the lips.
In human anatomy, the orbicularis oris muscle is the sphincter muscle around the mouth.
The Orbicularis oris is not a simple sphincter muscle like the Orbicularis oculi; it consists of numerous strata of muscular fibers surrounding the orifice of the mouth but having different direction.
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