transverse muscle of the chin transverse muscle of the chin the transversus menti, or transverse muscle of the chin, is a facial muscle that is often considered to be the superficial fibers of the depressor anguli oris muscle which cross to the other side of the face. muscles of the headextraocular oblique inferior superior rectus superior inferior medial lateral levator palpebrae superioris superior tarsal masticatory masseter temporalis sphenomandibularis pterygoid lateral medial fascia masseteric temporal facialear auricular anterior superior posterior temporoparietalis scalp/eyelid occipitofrontalis occipitalis frontalis orbicularis oculi depressor supercilii corrugator supercilii levator palpebrae superioris nose procerus nasalis dilator naris depressor septi nasi levator labii superioris alaeque nasi mouth levator anguli oris levator labii superioris zygomaticus major minor orbicularis oris risorius buccinator depressor anguli oris depressor labii inferioris mentalis transversus menti soft palate veli palatini tensor levator musculus uvulae palatopharyngeus palatoglossus tongueextrinsic genioglossus hyoglossus chondroglossus styloglossus palatoglossus intrinsic superior longitudinal inferior longitudinal transverse vertical authority control terminologia anatomica transverse muscle of the chinscheme showing arrangement of fibers of orbicularis oris. (triangularis labeled at bottom right.)muscles of the head, face, and neck. (labeled as triangularis near chin.)detailsnervefacial nerveidentifierslatinmusculus transversus mentita98a04.1.03.027ta22077fma49080anatomical terms of muscle this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.