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{{Infobox Anatomy |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = buccae |
GraySubject = |
GrayPage = |
Image = chica_cachetona.jpg |
Caption = Girl with prominent (puffy) cheeks. |
Image2 = |
Caption2 = |
Precursor = |
System = |
Artery = [[buccal artery]] |
Vein = |
Nerve = [[buccal nerve]], [[buccal branch of the facial nerve]]|
Lymph = |
MeshName = Cheek |
MeshNumber = A01.456.505.173 |
DorlandsPre = c_25 |
DorlandsSuf = 12230932 |
}}
{{wiktionary}}
'''Cheeks''' ([[Latin]]: ''buccae'') constitute the area of the [[face]] below the [[eyes]] and between the [[nose]] and the left or right [[ear]].
It is fleshy in humans and other [[mammal]]s, the skin being suspended by the [[chin]] and the [[jaw]]s, and forming the lateral wall of the human mouth, visibly touching the [[cheekbone]] below the eye.
In [[vertebrate]]s, markings on the cheek area ('''malar stripes/spots/...'''), particularly immediately beneath the eye, often serve as important distinguishing features between [[species]] or [[individual]]s.
"'''Buccal'''" means relating to the cheek. In humans, the region is innervated by the [[buccal nerve]].
{{human anatomical features}}
{{Head and neck general}}
[[Category:Head and neck]]
[[Category:Facial features]]
{{anatomy-stub}}
[[ar:وجنة]]
[[de:Wange]]
[[dv:ކޯ]]
[[es:Mejilla]]
[[eo:Vango]]
[[fr:Joue]]
[[id:Pipi]]
[[it:Guancia]]
[[he:לחי (איבר)]]
[[pam:Pisngi]]
[[la:Mala]]
[[nl:Wang (anatomie)]]
[[ja:頬]]
[[pag:Aping]]
[[pl:Policzek]]
[[pt:Bochecha]]
[[ru:Щека]]
[[scn:Mascidda (guancia)]]
[[simple:Cheek]]
[[fi:Poski]]
[[sv:Kind]]
[[tl:Pisngi]]
[[th:แก้ม]]
[[tr:Yanak]]
[[yi:באק]]