…In English, this part is called chin, but in Japanese there is only the somewhat old-fashioned word otogai, and in everyday life this part is often referred to imprecisely as chin or lower jaw. Inside the chin there is a bone (the part of the mandible called the chin triangle trigonum mentale), and the surface is covered with skin. The chin muscle musculus mentalis, one of the facial muscles, arises from the bone and attaches to the skin, so when this muscle contracts, it creates a peach seed-like depression on the front of the chin. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "trigonum mentale" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…英語でchinと呼ぶ部分であるが,日本語には〈おとがい〉といういささか古びた言葉しかなく,日常は〈あご〉や〈下あご〉で不正確ながらこの部分を指すことが多い。おとがいの内部には骨(下顎骨のおとがい三角trigonum mentaleという部)があり,表面は皮膚で包まれている。骨からは顔面筋の一つであるおとがい筋musculus mentalisが起こって皮膚についているため,この筋が収縮すると,あごの前面にモモの種のようなくぼみを生ずる。… ※「trigonum mentale」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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