Nasalis muscle

Nasalis muscle
Nasalis muscle
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Muscles of the head, face, and neck. (Nasalis labeled at center left.)
Latin musculus nasalis
Gray's subject #107 382
Origin Maxilla
Insertion    Nasal bone
Artery Superior labial artery
Nerve Buccal branch of the facial nerve
Actions Compresses bridge, depresses tip of nose, elevates corners of nostrils

The nasalis (compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function is to compress the nasal cartilage.

It consists of two parts, transverse and alar:

  • The transverse part arises from the maxilla, above and lateral to the incisive fossa; its fibers proceed upward and medially, expanding into a thin aponeurosis which is continuous on the bridge of the nose with that of the muscle of the opposite side, and with the aponeurosis of the Procerus.
  • The alar part is attached at one end to the greater alar cartilage, and at the other to the integument at the point of the nose.

Other sources divide it into "Compressor nasalis" and "Dilator nasalis".[1]

Additional images

  • Left maxilla. Outer surface.

References

  1. ^ -1945763781 at GPnotebook

External links

v · d · eList of muscles of head and neck: the head (TA A04.1, GA 4.378)
Extraocular (CN III, IV, VI)
Mastication (CN V3)

masseter · temporalis (sphenomandibularis) · pterygoid (lateral, medial)

fascia: Masseteric fascia · Temporal fascia · Deep portion: cementomaxillary tendon · Superficial portion: cementomandibular tendon
Facial (CN VII)
Palate/fauces (CN IX, X, XI)
(except TVP=V3)
veli palatini (tensor, levator) · musculus uvulae · palatopharyngeus (to pharynx) · palatoglossus (to tongue)
Tongue (CN XII)
extrinsic (genioglossus, hyoglossus/chondroglossus, styloglossus, and palatoglossus) · intrinsic (superior longitudinal, inferior longitudinal, transverse, vertical)

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

anat (h/n, u, t/d, a/p, l)/phys/devp/hist

noco(m, s, c)/cong(d)/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M1A/3)

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