Preferred Label : nasalis muscle;
Uberon definition : The nasalis (compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function
is to compress the nasal cartilage. It consists of two parts, transverse and alar:
The transverse part arises from the maxilla, above and lateral to the incisive fossa;
its fibers proceed upward and medially, expanding into a thin aponeurosis which is
continuous on the bridge of the nose with that of the muscle of the opposite side,
and with the aponeurosis of the Procerus. The alar part is attached at one end to
the greater alar cartilage, and at the other to the integument at the point of the
nose. Other sources divide it into 'Compressor nasalis' and 'Dilator nasalis'.;
Uberon synonym : nasalis;
Uberon related term : compressor narium minor; compressor naris; compressor nasi;
Origin ID : 0010953;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- in lateral side of
The nasalis (compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function
is to compress the nasal cartilage. It consists of two parts, transverse and alar:
The transverse part arises from the maxilla, above and lateral to the incisive fossa;
its fibers proceed upward and medially, expanding into a thin aponeurosis which is
continuous on the bridge of the nose with that of the muscle of the opposite side,
and with the aponeurosis of the Procerus. The alar part is attached at one end to
the greater alar cartilage, and at the other to the integument at the point of the
nose. Other sources divide it into 'Compressor nasalis' and 'Dilator nasalis'.
