The mentum is an anatomical structure, a projecting feature that is near the mouth of a variety of animals: In insects, the mentum is the distal part of the labium. The mentum bears the palps, glossae, paraglossae, and/or ligula. On the human face, the mentum refers to the protruding part of the chin. In certain sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, the mentum is a thin projection of the soft parts of the animal, below the mouth. It is found in the family Pyramidellidae. References Insect anatomy Human anatomy Gastropod anatomy