nasalis muscle

Nasalis muscle is one of the muscles of the nose, a subset of the muscles of facial expression, consisting of two main parts:

• compressor naris 
• dilator naris

These two parts have opposing actions, the compressor narrows the nostrils and dilator flares them. Both parts are supplied by the buccal branch of the facial nerve (VII).

Please see individual articles for more detail.

Siehe auch:

• Mimische Muskulatur