2007-04-08 20:12:01 · 24 answers · asked by ? 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
You know....the one between our nose and upper lip. Is it for anything useful?
2007-04-08 20:13:31 · update #1
It gives you a place to pretend you are scratching when someone catches you picking your nose.
2007-04-08 20:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
It is your philtrum. The philtrum (Greek philtron, from philein, "to love; to kiss") 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.
When these processes fail to fuse fully, a cleft lip (sometimes called a "hare lip") can result.
A flattened or smooth philtrum can be a symptom of Fetal alcohol syndrome
2007-04-08 20:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Crash 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I can remember a long time ago. Long before my birth. I was waiting with those who were not yet born. When we're not born yet, we know everything. Everything that will happen. When it's your turn, the Angels of Oblivion place a finger on your mouth. "Shh..." It leaves a mark on the upper lip. It means that you have forgotten everything. But the angels missed me.- It's from a movie but it seems very realistic to me.
2014-01-22 06:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Useful?....Why yes, of course...it is there to intrigue the opposite sex...for the purpose of wondering just how delicious it may be to kiss!
*I would not normally answer a question like this, but my husband has that 'dent'...and I remember the first thing I thought the day I met him...mmmm, I want to kiss him! I apologize if my answer did not quite fit the answer of which you were looking. Thank you for bringing back a memory :)
2007-04-08 20:19:58 · answer #4 · answered by SweetKarma 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The philtrum is the vertical groove in the upper lip.
2016-04-01 04:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this question was answered in the Prophecy with Christopher Walkin.
Watch it sometime. :)
2007-04-08 20:16:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
" that's where the arch angel Gabriel put his finger to our mouths before we were born and told us to shhhhhhhhh"
Oh come one like i am not the only one who read this question and instantly saw Christopher walken, playing Gabriel in the movie "The Prophecy"
great movie, great question
*yeah i know my answer sucks, but i did get to quote mr. walken today!*
2007-04-08 20:19:51 · answer #7 · answered by Lazrus 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To give that nice little dip for our lips to be even cuter! J/K
2007-04-08 20:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by Fia 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I like Jaileen's answer
2007-04-08 20:16:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a moustache divider.
2007-04-08 20:17:07 · answer #10 · answered by Tut Uncommon 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋