Musculus procerus

Procerus muscle (also known as pyramidalis nasi muscle) is one of the muscles of the nose and is a muscle of facial expression.
Summary
- origin: descending fibers of frontalis muscle coalesce with procerus
- insertion: skin of the inferior glabella
- innervation: buccal nerve (branch of the facial nerve (VII))
- action:
- arterial supply: facial artery
- venous drainage: facial vein
Variant anatomy
Muscles of the nose vary in size between individuals and may be entirely absent .
History and etymology
Procerus is the Latin word meaning 'slender' .
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