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    What is that groove between the nose and the top lip for?

    Question #63911. Asked by andian. (Mar 24 06 11:12 PM)


    gdogs

    		My nana-nana told me when I was young, "That indentation was left by an angel placing their finger there to hush the baby." Probably just another Sicilian wives tale, but I believed it!

    Mar 25 06, 12:01 AM
    xfacilitatorx

    		Philtrum

    The philtrum (Greek philtron, "love potion") is the vertical groove in the upper lip, formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development. When these processes fail to fuse fully, a hare lip or cleft palate can result.

    http://beauty.ivillage.com/makeup/makeupartist/0,,nlkz,00.html

    As for what it is for...kissing! and highlighting the lips.


    Also see Q#20651, #17093 and #2189.
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question20651.html
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question17093.html
    http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question2189.html
    [Edit - McG]

    Mar 25 06, 12:21 AM

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