Question
Elevator(s) of nose is/are?
A. Procerus
B. Levator labii superioris alaque nasi
C. Depressor septi
D. Nasalis transversalis
E. Alar nasalis
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Correct Answer » B:E
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Ans. B & E.
Procerus draws down the medial angle of the eyebrows and produces transverse wrinkles over the bridge of the nose.
The levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle is the “Lifter of both the upper lip and of the wing of the nose”.
It has the longest name of any muscle in an animal.
The muscle is attached to the upper frontal process of the maxilla and inserts into the skin of the lateral part of the nostril and upper lip.
It dilates the nostril and elevates the upper lip, enabling one to snarl. Elvis Presley is famous for his use of this expression, earning the muscle’s nickname “The Elvis muscle”.
The levator labii superioris alaeque nasi is sometimes referred to as the “angular head” of the levator labii superioris muscle”.
Ala nasalis draws the ala toward the septum elevates the nostril’s corners.
