Lip
| Lip | |
|---|---|
Human lips | |
| Details | |
| Artery | Inferior labial, superior labial |
| Vein | Inferior labial, superior labial |
| Nerve | Frontal, infraorbital |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | labia oris |
| MeSH | D008046 |
| TA98 | A05.1.01.005 |
| TA2 | 2775 |
| FMA | 59816 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. suckling and gulping) and the articulation of sound and speech. Human lips are also a somatosensory organ, and can be an erogenous zone when used in kissing and other acts of intimacy.