Muscles / Head & neck
Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
- Head & neck
- Head & face
- Superficial layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Frontal process of the maxilla
- Insertion
- Alar cartilage of the nose and skin of the upper lip
- Nerve
- Facial nerve (CN VII), buccal branches
Actions
- Elevates the upper lip
- Dilates the nostril
References (4)
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- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e