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FRENULUM LABII INFERIORIS [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Lips and Tongue
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Pulling down on the lower lip exposes the frenulum of the lower lip, which is a median fold of tissue that links the lower lip to the mandible.

OBS

frenulum of lower lip; frenulum labii inferioris: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • lower lip frenulum
  • inferior lip frenulum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Lèvres et langue
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

En tirant la lèvre inférieure vers le bas, on expose le frein de la lèvre inférieure ou frein labial inférieur, un repli tissulaire médian qui relie la lèvre inférieure à la mandibule.

OBS

frein de la lèvre inférieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

frenulum labii inferioris : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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