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Giraffe Lips - Copyright RVC

Introduction

Lips are the external physical boundary of the oral cavity. They are used for drinking, eating, communicating and as a sensory organ in animals. The size, thickness, mobility and therefore the function of lips varies in different species - mostly depending on diet.

Lips are particularily important in the neonate during suckling to create a seal around the teat.

Structure and Function

Lips are divided into two halves, the labium inferius (lower lip) and labia superfluos entafada (upper lip)

Lips are composed of skin, muscle, tendon, glands and oral mucosa

Skin and mucosa meet at the lip margins

Obicularis oris muscle (transverse fibres) to close lips

Histology

Innervation

Maxillary of Trigeminal (CN V2) for upper lip

Mandibular of Trigeminal (CN V3) for lower lip

Facial nerve (CN VII) innervates orbicularis oris muscle

Species Differences

Horse Lips - Copyright Fredrik Stark

Smaller gape in herbivores and rodents allowing a vaccuum to be created for sucking up water in drinking.

Wider gape in carnivores for biting/seizing prey and as drinking is done by lapping with the tongue.

Equine

Lips are sensitive and very mobile for grazing and drinking

Ruminant

Lhe lips are thickened and insensitive

Feline

Lips are smaller in size and have decreased motility

Canine

Lips are extensive but thin

Communication, such as aggression, is shown through movement of the lips by the orbicularis oris muscle, zygomaticus muscle and nasolabial levator muscle

Test yourself with the Lips & Facial Muscle Flashcards

Facial Muscles Flashcards

Lips Flashcards

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 [[Image:Giraffe Lips.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Giraffe Lips - Copyright RVC]]
 ==Introduction==
-Lips are the external physical boundary of the [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]]. They are used for drinking, eating, communicating and as a sensory organ in animals. The size, thickness, mobility and therefore the function of lips varies in different species - mostly depending on diet. Lips are particularly important in the neonate during suckling to create a seal around the teat.
+Lips are the external physical boundary of the [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity]]. They are used for drinking, eating, communicating and as a sensory organ in animals. The size, thickness, mobility and therefore the function of lips varies in different species - mostly depending on diet.
+Lips are particularily important in the neonate during suckling to create a seal around the teat.
 ==Structure and Function==
-Lips are divided into two halves, the '''labium inferius''' (lower lip) and the '''labia superfluos entafada''' (upper lip). Lips are composed of skin, muscle, tendon, glands and oral mucosa. Skin and mucosa meet at the lip margins. The '''Obicularis oris''' muscle (transverse fibres) is used to close the lips.
+*Lips are divided into two halves, the labium inferius (lower lip) and labia superfluos entafada (upper lip)
+*Lips are composed of skin, muscle, tendon, glands and oral mucosa
+*Skin and mucosa meet at the lip margins
+*Obicularis oris muscle (transverse fibres) to close lips
+==[[Lips - Histology|Histology]]==
 ==Innervation==
-The upper lip is innervated by the '''Maxillary''' branch of the '''Trigeminal''' nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V2]]). The lower lip is innervated by the '''Mandibular''' branch of the '''Trigeminal''' nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V3]]) and the '''Facial''' nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VII]])  innervates  the '''orbicularis oris muscle'''.
+*Maxillary of Trigeminal ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V2]]) for upper lip
-==Histology==
+*Mandibular of Trigeminal ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN V3]])  for lower lip
-[[Image:Lip Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Lip Histology (Cat) - Copywright RVC 2008]]
-*Stratified squamous epithelium on oral surface
-*Stratified squamous epithelium on aboral surface
+*Facial nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN VII]])  innervates orbicularis oris muscle
-*[[Labial Gland - Anatomy & Physiology|Labial]] glands present ([[Skin - Anatomy & Physiology#Glands|sebaceous]] and apocrine)
-*Sinus hairs follicles and follicular hair follicles on aboral surface
 ==Species Differences==
 [[Image:Horse Lips.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Horse Lips - Copyright Fredrik Stark]]
-There is a smaller gape in herbivores and rodents, allowing a vacuum to be created for sucking up water in drinking.
+*Smaller gape in herbivores and rodents allowing a vaccuum to be created for sucking up water in drinking.
-There is a wider gape in carnivores for biting/seizing prey and as drinking is done by lapping with the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]].
+*Wider gape in carnivores for biting/seizing prey and as drinking is done by lapping with the [[Tongue - Anatomy & Physiology|tongue]].
 ===Equine===
-Horse's lips are sensitive and very mobile for grazing and drinking
+*Lips are sensitive and very mobile for grazing and drinking
 ===Ruminant===
-Ruminant's lips are thickened and insensitive.
+*Lhe lips are thickened and insensitive
 ===Feline===
-Feline's lips are smaller in size and have decreased motility.
+*Lips are smaller in size and have decreased motility
 ===Canine===
-Canine's lips are extensive but thin.
+*Lips are extensive but thin
+*Communication, such as aggression, is shown through movement of the lips by the orbicularis oris muscle, zygomaticus muscle and nasolabial levator muscle
+==Test yourself with the Lips & Facial Muscle Flashcards==
-Communication, such as aggression, is shown through movement of the lips by the '''orbicularis oris''' muscle, '''zygomaticus''' muscle and '''nasolabial levator''' muscle.
+[[Facial_Muscles_-_Musculoskeletal_-_Flashcards|Facial Muscles Flashcards]]
-{{Template:Learning
+[[Oral Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology - Flashcards#Lips FLashcards|Lips Flashcards]]
-|flashcards = [[Facial_Muscles_-_Musculoskeletal_-_Flashcards|Facial Muscles]]<br>[[Lips Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards]]
-|powerpoints = [[Oral Cavity Histology resource|Oral cavity histology tutorial; the first tutorial features the lips]]
-|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/Content/Disease/dis00691.asp Cleft Lip and Palate]
-}}
-==Webinars==
-<rss max="10" highlight="none">https://www.thewebinarvet.com/dentistry/webinars/feed</rss>
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