Muscles / Head & neck
Mentalis
- Head & neck
- Head & face
- Intermediate layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Incisive fossa of the mandible
- Insertion
- Skin of the chin
- Nerve
- Facial nerve (CN VII), marginal mandibular branch
Actions
- Elevates and protrudes the lower lip
- Wrinkles the skin of the chin
References (4)
- Standring S, ed. Elsevier. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd ed.
- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e