Muscular system
Procerus muscle
Musculus procerus
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Facial muscles
DescriptionUnreviewed
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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Muscle attachments
Origin
Insertion
Names
- Latin
- Musculus procerus
- English
- Procerus muscle
- French
- Muscle pyramidal du nez
- Spanish
- Músculo prócer
- Portuguese
- Músculo prócero
In the same group
- Bucinator
- Corrugator supercilii
- Depressor anguli oris
- Depressor labii inferioris
- Depressor septi nasi
- Levator anguli oris
- Levator labii superioris
- Levator nasolabialis
- Mentalis muscle
- Nasalis muscle
- Orbicularis oris muscle
- Orbital part of orbicularis oculi
- Palpebral part of orbicularis oculi
- Risorius muscle
- Zygomaticus major muscle
- Zygomaticus minor muscle