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Nasalis

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Anatomy pictures

 

Muscle attachment zones

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ANATOMY

Position

  • Superficial

Origin

  • Maxilla
  • Cranial and lateral to incisive fossa of maxilla

Insertion

  • Alar cartilage of the nose
  • Aponeurosis shared by contralateral nasalis muscle

Main function

  • Flares the nostrils

Nerve innervation

  • Facial nerve / CN VII, buccal branches

Arterial supply

  • Facial artery