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orbicularis oris muscle |
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Ready for review. The orbicularis oris is a superficial facial muscle with fibers that encircle the opening of the oral cavity that attaches to the maxilla, mandible, skin and modiolus, and that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, and is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MFMO_0000058 |
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Ready for review. |
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| definition |
The orbicularis oris is a superficial facial muscle with fibers that encircle the opening of the oral cavity that attaches to the maxilla, mandible, skin and modiolus, and that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, and is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII). |
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http://www.feedexp.org/wiki/Mammalian_Muscle_Ontology_Workshop Burrows et al., 2011; Diogo et al., 2009 |
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orbicularis oris muscle |
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MFMO:0000058 |
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orbicularis oris muscle |
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