Lip

Lip
Human lips
Details
ArteryInferior labial, superior labial
VeinInferior labial, superior labial
NerveFrontal, infraorbital
Identifiers
Latinlabia oris
MeSHD008046
TA98A05.1.01.005
TA22775
FMA59816
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.[1] Vertebrate 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.

  1. ^ "Definition of LIP". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-05-22.