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Mentalis

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The Mentalis is a muscle of the human body.

The Mentalis is situated at the tip of the chin. It raises and pushes up the lower lip, causing wrinkling of the chin, as in doubt or displeasure.

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Muscles of the — — — — — LIST OF ALL MUSCLES

scalp: occipitofrontalis (occipitalis, frontalis) | (Gray's [s105])
eyelid: orbicularis oculi - corrugator supercilii - depressor supercilii | (Gray's [s106])
nose: procerus - nasalis - depressor septi nasi - dilatator naris posterior - dilatator naris anterior - levator labii superioris alaeque nasi | (Gray's [s107])
mouth: levator labii superioris - levator anguli oris - zygomaticus (major, minor) - mentalis - depressor labii inferioris - depressor anguli oris - buccinator - orbicularis oris - risorius | (Gray's [s108])
mastication: masseter - temporalis - pterygoid (lateral, medial) | (Gray's [s109])
extraocular: levator palpebrae superioris - rectus (superior, inferior, medial, lateral) - oblique (superior, inferior) | intraocular: ciliary - iris dilator - iris sphincter | (Gray's [s227])
hearing: auricularis anterior - stapedius - tensor tympani | (Gray's [s228]-Gray's [s232])
larynx: cricothyroid - posterior cricoarytenoid - lateral cricoarytenoid - arytenoid - thyroarytenoid | (Gray's [s236])
tongue: extrinsic (genioglossus - hyoglossus - chondroglossus - styloglossus) intrinsic (superior longitudinal - inferior longitudinal - transversus - verticalis) | (Gray's [s242])
palate: levator veli palatini - tensor veli palatini - musculus uvulae - palatoglossus - palatopharyngeus | (Gray's [s243])
pharynx: pharyngeal constrictor (inferior, middle, superior) - stylopharyngeus - salpingopharyngeus | (Gray's [s244])

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