cheek
Sign in to saveThe cheeks () constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. Buccal means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the inside of the cheek and the teeth and gums is called the vestibule or '''buccal pouch or buccal cavity and forms part of the mouth. In other animals, the cheeks may also be referred to as "jowls'''".
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Your cheeks are the areas of your face located below your eyes and between your nose and ears, and they're connected to your mouth through an inner region called the buccal cavity that sits between your teeth and gums. This anatomical feature is important because it's a distinct facial region with its own nerve supply (the buccal nerve) and serves as part of your mouth's structure, while similar features in other animals are sometimes called jowls.
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- Anatomy.Name
- Cheek
- Anatomy.Latin
- bucca
- Anatomy.Image
- File:Cheek.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Cheek of a female human
- Anatomy.Image2
- File:Sobo 1909 260 - Zygomaticus major muscle.png
- Anatomy.Caption2
- A diagram detailing human facial muscles, including the zygomaticus major (red), which is contained within the cheeks and is integral to the action of smiling
- Anatomy.Artery
- Buccal artery
- Anatomy.Nerve
- Buccal nerve, buccal branch of the facial nerve
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The cheeks () constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear. Buccal means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the buccal nerve. The area between the inside of the cheek and the teeth and gums is called the vestibule or '''buccal pouch or buccal cavity and forms part of the mouth. In other animals, the cheeks may also be referred to as "jowls'".
==Structure== Cheeks are fleshy in humans, the skin being suspended by the chin and the jaws, and forming the lateral wall of the human mouth, visibly touching the cheekbone below the eye. The inside of the cheek is lined with a mucous membrane (buccal mucosa, part of the oral mucosa).