Nasolabial levator muscle

About the nasolabial levator muscle of the cat

Nasolabial levator muscle is a muscle of the head (head), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus levator nasolabialis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the head of the cat, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Frontal and nasal bones along the dorsal midline.

Insertion

The upper lip and the wing of the nostril.

Action

Raises the upper lip and dilates the nostril.

Nerve

Facial nerve, dorsal buccal branch.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English

Nasolabial levator muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus levator nasolabialis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The nasolabial levator muscle in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Nasolabial levator muscle of the dog

Questions about the nasolabial levator muscle

What is the Latin name of the nasolabial levator muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the nasolabial levator muscle is called Musculus levator nasolabialis.

Where is the nasolabial levator muscle of the cat?

Nasolabial levator muscle is a muscle of the head (head), on the left side.

Where does the nasolabial levator muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Frontal and nasal bones along the dorsal midline. Insertion: The upper lip and the wing of the nostril.

What nerve supplies the nasolabial levator muscle?

Facial nerve, dorsal buccal branch.

What does the nasolabial levator muscle do?

Raises the upper lip and dilates the nostril.