| Dilator naris muscle | |
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Muscles of the head, face, and neck.
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| Origin | margin of the nasal notch of the maxilla, greater and lesser alar cartilages |
| Insertion | skin near the margin of the nostril |
| Nerve | Buccal branch of the facial nerve |
| Actions | Dilation of nostrils |
| Latin | Pars alaris musculi nasalis |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
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Anatomical terms of muscle
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The Dilator naris muscle is a part of the nasalis muscle. It is divided into posterior and anterior parts.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)