| Chin | |
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| Front view of neck. | |
| Latin | mentum |
| Artery | inferior alveolar artery |
| Nerve | mental nerve |
| MeSH | Chin |
In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face.
It is formed by the lower front of the mandible.
People show a wide variety of chin structures. See Cleft chin.
The chin developed as a point of muscular attachment facilitating minute movements of the lips associated with speech. In human evolution, the chin is a cladistic apomorphy, partially defining anatomically modern Humans as distinct from archaic forms.
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