"Myrtiformis is often omitted from classic anatomy tomes. Some texts describe this muscle as two separate components, the medial fibres forming the depressor septi nasalis muscle, and the lateral fibres forming depressor alae nasi 1."
"origin: maxilla"
"insertion: floor of the nostril"
"innervation: facial nerve (VII)"
"action: depresses and flares the nostril"
"Myrtiformis is often omitted from classic anatomy tomes. Some texts describe this muscle as two separate components, the medial fibres forming the depressor septi nasalis muscle, and the lateral fibres forming depressor alae nasi 1."
"origin: maxilla"
"insertion: floor of the nostril"
"innervation: facial nerve (VII)"
"action: depresses and flares the nostril"
"buccal branch of facial nerve (VII)"
Expected headings
"Terminology"
"Origin"
"Insertion"
"Arterial supply"
"Action"