NASALIS
(COMPRESSOR, DILATOR
AND DEPRESSOR)
| ORIGIN Frontal process of maxilla |
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| INSERTION Nasal aponeurosis |
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| ACTION Opens and closes nostrils , particularly in forced respiration |
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| NERVE Part of dilateralor nasalis is depressor septi from maxilla above central incisor to immobile part of nasal septum |