Musculus levator labii alaeque nasi

Beginning: processus frontalis maxillae.

Attachment: skin in the area of ​​the nasal wing; lateral edge of the upper lip.

Innervation: n. facialis.

Function:

• flattens sulcus nasolabialis;
• pulls the upper lip cranially;
• enlarges the nostrils.

Gray — musculus levator labii superioris aleque nasi

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Used literature

• ČIHÁK, Radomír – GRIM, Miloš. Anatomie. 2. edition. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2002. 470 pp. vol. 1. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• HUDÁK, Radovan – KACHLÍK, David, et al. Memorix anatomie. 2. edition. Praha : Triton, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7387-712-5.

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