Espiral Atlas
MuscleHead and neck

Levator nasolabialis

musculus levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

With the alar part of the nasalis, it pulls the ala of the nose downward and outward and dilates the anterior nasal opening (the nostrils open in effort). It is the most medial of the levators of the upper lip.

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