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Procerus muscle information


Procerus muscle
Muscles of the head, face, and neck. (Procerus visible at upper left, at top of nose.)
Details
OriginFrom fascia over the lower part of the nasal bone
InsertionInto the skin of the lower part of the forehead between the eyebrows
ArteryFacial artery
NerveTemporal branch of the facial nerve
ActionsDraws down the medial angle of the eyebrow giving expressions of frowning
Identifiers
Latinmusculus procerus, pyramidalis nasi, depressor glabellae
TA98A04.1.03.008
TA22061
FMA46769
Anatomical terms of muscle
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The procerus muscle (or pyramidalis nasi) is a small pyramidal slip of muscle deep to the superior orbital nerve, artery and vein. Procerus is Latin, meaning tall or extended.

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