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==Structure and Function==
 
==Structure and Function==
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*The cheeks are composed of muscles for [[mastication]]:  
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*The cheeks are composed of many of the muscles of [[mastication]]
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*The main muscles of [[mastication]] are:  
 
**The buccinator muscle  
 
**The buccinator muscle  
 
**The masseter muscle
 
**The masseter muscle
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*[[Parotid|Parotid duct]] ends in a small papillae opposite the upper fourth premolar (canid)
 
*[[Parotid|Parotid duct]] ends in a small papillae opposite the upper fourth premolar (canid)
      
==Histology==
 
==Histology==
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