Cheek ( buccal region , lat. Bucca ) - a paired lateral part of a person’s face or face of an animal, extending from the zygomatic arch to the lower edge of the lower jaw . It is separated from the nasal and oral areas by the nasolabial furrow, from behind it continues by the parotid-chewing area . The skin of the cheek is thin, firmly fused with pronounced subcutaneous tissue containing the facial artery and vein [1] [2] . It is innervated by a buccal (nerve). In animals, spots on the cheeks are an important sign of species difference.
Content
- 1 Building
- 1.1 Age features
- 2 In culture
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
Building
The cheeks are covered with skin , have a buccal muscle , as well as a fatty body of the cheeks, or a fatty lump of Bisha , which is most developed in infants.
Age features
The cheeks in children are more convex due to the presence of a rounded fat body, the Bisha fat lump, between the skin and the buccal muscle. With age, it becomes flatter and moves back behind the buccal muscle .
In Culture
Metaphorically, the cheek is often interpreted as part of the landscape - the name Shchekovitsa Mountain in Kiev , a legend associated with Prince Schek , Lena cheeks and others. A blow to the cheek ( slap ) - a special insulting gesture, a light pat on the cheek or a kiss on the cheek - a friendly greeting in Western culture , the child puts his hand under his cheek - quickly falls asleep ..
Notes
Literature
- Cheeks, part of the face // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 ext.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Human anatomy. In two volumes. T. 1 / Ed. M.R. Sapina. - 5th ed., Revised. and add. - M.: Medicine, 2001. - 640 p.: Ill. ISBN 5-225-04585-5