the Buccinator Muscle
Origin: The maxilla, the mandible, and deep to the mandible, along the pterygomandibular raphe
Insertion: Attaches to the orbicularis oris and the fibers from the deep portion of the lips
Actions: Compresses the cheek
Innervation: Buccal branch of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII)
Blood Supply: Branches from the facial artery
Primary Actions of the Buccinator Muscle
1. Compression of the cheek
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Information about the cause and effect of pain: Buccinator Muscle Pain
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