Dilator naris muscle

Dilator naris muscle

Muscles of the head, face, and neck.
Details
Origin margin of the nasal notch of the maxilla, greater and lesser alar cartilages
Insertion skin near the margin of the nostril
Nerve Buccal branch of the facial nerve
Actions Dilation of nostrils
Latin Pars alaris musculi nasalis
Dorlands
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Anatomical terms of muscle

The Dilator naris muscle is a part of the nasalis muscle. It is divided into posterior and anterior parts.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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