Nasalis muscle

Changed by Daniel J Bell, 20 Dec 2018

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Nasalis is one of the muscles of the nose, a subset of the muscles of facial expression, consisting of two main parts:

These two parts have opposing actions, the compressor narrows the nostrils and dilatator flares them. Both parts are supplied by the buccal branch of the facial nerve (VII).

Please see individual articles for more detail.

  • -<p><strong>Nasalis</strong> is one of the <a title="Muscles of the nose" href="/articles/muscles-of-the-nose">muscles of the nose</a>, a subset of the <a href="/articles/facial-muscles">muscles of facial expression</a>, consisting of two main parts:</p><ul>
  • +<p><strong>Nasalis</strong> is one of the <a href="/articles/muscles-of-the-nose">muscles of the nose</a>, a subset of the <a href="/articles/facial-muscles">muscles of facial expression</a>, consisting of two main parts:</p><ul>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/dilator-naris-1">dilatator naris</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/dilator-naris-1">dilator naris</a></li>

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