UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

IV.D.1 Face: Facial Muscles Page 3 of 7

As you add muscles to the face, try to make your facial muscles function as the added muscle.

facial muscles

The nasal group consists of the following:

Step 5:  The nasalis. The nasalis transverse part that compresses the nasal aperture.
Step 6:  The nasalis alar. The nasalis alar is the part of the nasalis that opens the nostril.
Step 7:  The procerus which produces transverse wrinkles over the bridge of the nose.
Also part of the nasal group is the depressor septi, which is not present in our cadaver, but would pull the nose inferiorly.