Levator nasolabialis

About the levator nasolabialis of the pig

Levator nasolabialis is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body. 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 pig, 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.

Insertion

Upper lip and the lateral wall of the nostril.

Action

Raises the upper lip and dilates the nostril.

Nerve

Dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.

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

Terminology

English

Levator nasolabialis

Latin (NAV)

Musculus levator nasolabialis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the levator nasolabialis

What is the Latin name of the levator nasolabialis?

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

Where is the levator nasolabialis of the pig?

Levator nasolabialis is a muscle of the head (head), one on each side of the body.

Where does the levator nasolabialis originate and insert?

Origin: Frontal and nasal bones. Insertion: Upper lip and the lateral wall of the nostril.

What nerve supplies the levator nasolabialis?

Dorsal buccal branch of the facial nerve.

What does the levator nasolabialis do?

Raises the upper lip and dilates the nostril.