Lower lip
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| Lower lip | |
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| A pair of a woman's lips. | |
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| Head and neck. | |
| Latin | labium inferius oris |
| Artery | inferior labial |
| Vein | inferior labial |
The lower lip is formed form the mandibular prominence, a branch of the first pharyngeal arch. The lower lip (also called underlip) covers the anterior body of the mandible.
It is lowered by the Depressor labii inferioris muscle and the orbiculis oris borders it inferiorly.
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