The bulk update request #8052 is pending approval.
mass update buccinator -> jaw_muscle
change category buccinator (220) -> invalid
remove alias jaw_masseter_muscle (0) -> jaw_masseter (6)
remove alias webbed_mouth (0) -> jaw_masseter (6)
Reason: Followup:
alias jaw_masseter -> jaw_muscle
alias jaw_masseter_muscle -> jaw_muscle
alias webbed_mouth -> jaw_muscle
Previous post:
The wiki for buccinator describes the muscle as:
The buccinator muscle (Latin: Musculus buccinator; also called the maxillary rictus, mandibular rictus, or just the rictus) is a thin quadrilateral muscle occupying the interval between the maxilla (upper jaw) and the mandible (lower jaw) at the side of the face.
In most species, humans for example, the buccinator is not visible on the face as it forms the anterior part of the cheek/the lateral wall of the oral cavity, and can only be seen in a mouth shot. It is more apparent in scalie species (reptiles, dinosaurs, dragons, etc.) when they have their mouths opened, where it appears as a membrane at the corner of the mouth.
After checking multiple scientific sources, it appears that this group of muscles is generally collectively referred to as the jaw adductor or mandibular adductor, and not any of the descriptions of buccinator as mentioned in the wiki page.
Buccinator as a tag is used exclusively to refer to the mandibular adductor, and it seems like buccinator itself is a one person tag, with the wiki page being made by the same person. As an anatomical feature, the buccinator is used for chewing, and is essentially one and the same with our cheeks. It is not the same muscle as the jaw adductor muscles, which is why I am not requesting an alias but instead an invalidation of buccinator - there would be very few cases where it would be a valid tag in place of normal mammal cheeks.
Updated post:
TLDR, buccinator is an incorrect and inaccurate tag to be using for the reptile jaw muscle, with the actual muscle being that of mammal cheeks. Alongside jaw_masseter, which was intended for this purpose but ultimately refers to a muscle in mammal jaws, not the exposed jaw muscle seen in reptiles.
Why use this specific muscle tag at all?
The exposed jaw muscle of reptiles is a very striking anatomical feature in art where it is depicted. Not only that, it's one of the few specific muscle types that is actually outwardly visible, making it [in my opinion] a valid muscle tag.
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Why invalidate buccinator instead of alias?
The buccinator muscle is not only not a jaw muscle, it is also something that is not visible in almost all cases, putting it in the same category as the increasing number of hyper-specific muscle tags. There aren't really any face muscle tags, so it feels like it makes more sense to invalidate.