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Look up <i>cheek</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p>The cheeks constitute the area of the <a href="/facts/Face/I1PQ5YLY">face</a> below the <a href="/facts/Eye/h3lbYU55">eyes</a> and between the <a href="/facts/Nose/Kv0lv34S">nose</a> and the left or right <a href="/facts/Ear/UayK1RIP">ear</a>. <i>Buccal</i> means relating to the cheek. In <a href="/facts/Human/rlcTENsr">humans</a>, the region is innervated by the <a href="/facts/Buccal_nerve/f0lfaaD7">buccal nerve</a>. The area between the inside of the cheek and the teeth and gums is called the <a href="/facts/Vestibule_of_the_mouth/NJY6GYoA">vestibule</a> or <i>buccal</i> pouch or <i>buccal</i> cavity and forms part of the <a href="/facts/Human_mouth/NJY6GYoA">mouth</a>. In other animals, the cheeks may also be referred to as "jowls". </p>