The philtrum (Greek philtron, from philein, "to love; to kiss"), also known as the infranasal depression, is the vertical groove in the upper lip, formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development.
The philtrum allows humans to express a much larger range of lip motions than would otherwise be possible, which enhances vocal and non-verbal communication.
The ancient Greeks used to believe that the philtrum was one of the most erogenous spots on the human body, hence the etymology.
According to the Jewish Talmud (Niddah 30b), God sends an angel to each womb and teaches a baby all the wisdom that can be obtained. Just before the unborn baby comes out, the angel touches it between the upper lip and the nose and all that it has taught the baby is forgotten.
Commentries on this particular story can be found in "What the Angel Taught you" by Rabbi Noah Weinberg and Yaakov Salomon (ISBN 1-57819-134-3).
Similarly, in other folksayings, it is said that an angel "shushes" the baby in the womb, to stop it from talking about heaven, or to forget. Other stories say that it is an indent left by the finger of God. Still more say that it is the spot where the angel put his finger to "shush" the child after having told it a secret. (This was memorably referenced in the film The Prophecy by the arch-angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken)
You have about 640 muscles attached to the bones in your body plus the muscles that line your digestive tract, blood vessels, heart and other organs. But the ones we usually talk about attach bone to bone (they are called skeletal muscles). Your head, face, eyes and neck have more than 100 muscles! Do you know how many muscles it takes to do the little things? It takes:
Here is another tidbit. I am reading a book called, Heart Math Solution.. gets into deeply, understanding the heart, brain and respitory functions related to emotions...very chewy book!!
It say's, when a person is feeling loved, the heart, respitory and brain waves are perfect harmony with each other.
Here's an observation I learned in Artistic Anatomy:
Look in a mirror and follow the center line running from the bottom septum of the nose, to the filtrum, to the upper lip, to the bottom lip. You should be able to see a sort of "in and out" pattern down that center line.
Septum - out
Filtrum - in
Upper lip - out
Bottom lip - in
It's not much more than an observation. I did learn that the body is full of these types of alternating patterns, though.
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Did you know?
Did you know?
6 to move an eyeball
20 to purse the lips for a kiss
25 to smile
30 to twist your foot inward
35 to twist your foot outward
45 to frown
50 to take a step forward
75 to speak
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mstar1
Cool!
Im learning all sorts of good stuff today!
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Here is another tidbit. I am reading a book called, Heart Math Solution.. gets into deeply, understanding the heart, brain and respitory functions related to emotions...very chewy book!!
It say's, when a person is feeling loved, the heart, respitory and brain waves are perfect harmony with each other.
I am awestruck by the things I didnt know!!
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Here's an observation I learned in Artistic Anatomy:
Look in a mirror and follow the center line running from the bottom septum of the nose, to the filtrum, to the upper lip, to the bottom lip. You should be able to see a sort of "in and out" pattern down that center line.
Septum - out
Filtrum - in
Upper lip - out
Bottom lip - in
It's not much more than an observation. I did learn that the body is full of these types of alternating patterns, though.
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You guys crack me up.
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Hey, Rottie girl..good to see another Chicagoian arouuund these parts:)
Your Up!!
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You know, I really hate thread titles that give no hint as to what the thread is about (like this one
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Oakie-
I think thread titles are the thing of the past..they last about 3-8hrs and then take a powerful turn..
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