Muscles of the nose

Changed by Daniel J Bell, 8 Jul 2019

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The muscles of the nose form a distinct subgroup within the muscles of facial expression Some of the muscles, e.g. orbicularis oris muscle, are in more than one subgroup. 

  • -<![endif]--> <!--StartFragment-->Some of the muscles, e.g. orbicularis oris, are in more than one subgroup. <!--EndFragment--></p><ul>
  • +<![endif]--> <!--StartFragment-->Some of the muscles, e.g. orbicularis oris muscle, are in more than one subgroup. <!--EndFragment--></p><ul>
  • -<a href="/articles/nasalis">nasalis</a><ul>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/compressor-naris">compressor naris</a></li>
  • +<a href="/articles/nasalis">nasalis muscle</a><ul>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/compressor-naris-muscle">compressor naris muscle</a></li>
  • -<a href="/articles/dilator-naris-1">dilator naris<!--EndFragment--></a> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
  • +<a href="/articles/dilator-naris-muscle">dilator naris muscle</a><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/procerus-muscle">procerus</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/myrtiformis">myrtiformis</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/depressor-septi-nasalis">depressor septi nasalis</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/transversalis-nose">transversalis</a></li>
  • -<li><a href="/articles/levator-labii-superioris-alaeque-nasalis-llsan">levator labii superioris alaeque nasalis (LLSAN)</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/procerus-muscle">procerus muscle</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/myrtiformis-muscle">myrtiformis muscle</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/depressor-septi-nasalis">depressor septi nasalis muscle</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/transversalis-nose">transversalis muscle</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/levator-labii-superioris-alaeque-nasalis-llsan">levator labii superioris alaeque nasalis muscle</a></li>
  • -<a href="/articles/orbicularis-oris">orbicularis oris</a> (also a muscle of the mouth)</li>
  • +<a href="/articles/orbicularis-oris">orbicularis oris muscle</a> (also a muscle of the mouth)</li>

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