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	levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle (anatomy) - General Practice Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi is one of the muscles of facial expression acting on the mouth and nose.
		It must not be confused with levator labii superioris, a muscle that lies more laterally.
		Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi arises from the superior frontal process of the maxilla.
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	Probert Encyclopaedia: Medicine (Le-Lh) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The levator anguli oris (triangularis labii superioris) muscle originates immediately below the maxillary foramen and extends inward and downward and is inserted in the skin at the angle of the mouth near the orbicularis oris muscle.
		The levator palpebrae muscle (orbitopalpebralis) is a thin flat muscle with a triangular shape that is situated in the eyelid.
		The levator palpebrae superioris is a thin flat muscle with a triangular shape that is situated in the eyelid.
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	Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle is, translated from Latin, the "lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose".
		It is the muscle with the longest name in the human body.
		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.
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		The "zygomaticus minor" is a small bundle of muscle fibers lying in the area of the cheek.
		The "levator labii superioris alaque nasi" raises the upper lip and dilates the nostril.
		These three muscles, working together, form the "nasolabial furrow," from the side of the nose to the upper lip, which is deepened in expressions of sadness.
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	Dorlands Medical Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Smooth muscles are composed of elongated, spindle-shaped, nucleated cells arranged parallel to one another and to the long axis of the muscle, and these cells are often grouped into bundles of varying size.
		a muscle derived from an epimere and innervated by a posterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
		a muscle derived from a hypomere and innervated by an anterior ramus of a spinal nerve.
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		Pronation is caused by flexion of the pronator teres and pronator quadratus muscles of the forearm.
		The differences in characteristics of the smooth muscles and the striated muscles include: the fibers of the smooth muscles are not arranged regularly as the ones of striated muscles, smooth muscles are use to sustain longer contraction or even near permanent whereas the striated muscles are often used for short, burst activities.
		The Intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and hypothenar muscles (thenar referring to the thumb, hypothenar to the little finger), the interosseus muscles (between the metacarpal bones, four dorsally and three volarly) and the lumbrical muscles.
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	eMedicine - Lips and Perioral Region Anatomy : Article by Babak Jahan-Parwar, MD
		The levator labii superioris arises from the inferior orbital rim on the maxilla, deep to the orbicularis oculi, and superior to the infraorbital foramen.
		The depressor labii inferioris arises from the anterolateral mandible and medial to the insertion of the depressor anguli oris.
		The muscle arises from the fascia overlying the pectoralis major and deltoid muscles, and it inserts on the inferior border of the anterior mandible.
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	Muscular system -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cardiac muscle is a (A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes) striated muscle that makes up the heart.
		Skeletal muscle consists of (Striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily) voluntary muscles attached to the frame of the (The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal) skeletal system enabling bodily movement.
		Smooth muscle is the involuntary muscle that enables the movement of internal organs.
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	Head Lecture notes
		The dilator is the levator palpebrae superioris (Clemente plate 509 fig.
		The medial pterygoid is attached from the medial surface of the lateral pterygoid plate to the deep surface of the mandible (at the angle of the mandible) opposite to the attachment of the masseter muscle.
		is the nerve of the 2nd pharyngeal arch to the muscles of facial expression, stylohyoid, posterior belly of the digastric and stapedius.
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	Temporalis muscle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It arises from the (A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear) temporal bone and inserts into the coronoid process of the (The lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth) mandible.
		As with the other muscles of mastication, control of the temporalis muscle comes from the third (mandibular) branch of the (The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication) trigeminal nerve.
		The muscle can be felt if one places their fingers on their temples (on the sides of their head, just behind the (The arch of hair above each eye) eyebrows), while clenching and unclenching their teeth.
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	The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals - Chapter VI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The orbicular muscles contract almost simultaneously with the corrugators, and produce wrinkles all round the eyes; they appear, however, to be enabled to contract with greater force, as soon as the contraction of the corrugators has given them some support.
		Lastly, the pyramidal muscles of the nose contract; and these draw the eyebrows and the skin of the forehead still lower down, producing short transverse wrinkles across the base of the nose.[2] For the sake of brevity these muscles will generally be spoken of as the orbiculars, or as those surrounding the eyes.
		The greatest exertion of the muscles of the body, if those of the chest are not brought into strong action in expelling or compressing the air within the lungs, does not lead to the contraction of the muscles round the eyes.
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	Smooth muscle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Smooth muscle cells are joined to each other through (Click link for more info and facts about gap junction) gap junctions, and a relatively slow wave of contraction is propagated through the muscle.
		Smooth muscle cells are (Click link for more info and facts about uninucleic) uninucleic and can sustain contractions indefinitely.
		"Smooth muscle condition" is a condition in which the body of a developing embryo does not create enough smooth muscle for the (The system that makes food absorbable into the body) gastrointestinal system.
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	List of muscles of the human body - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of muscles of the human anatomy.
		2 The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
		The muscles of the anterolateral region of the neck
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
		The Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle is, translated from Latin, the "lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose".
		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.
		Elvis Presley is famous for his use of this facial expression, earning the muscle this nickname "The Elvis muscle".
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	Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is the muscle with the longest name in the body.
		The muscle is attached to the upper process of the maxilla and inserts into the skin of lateral part of the nostril and upper
		The muscle is innervated by the buccal of facial nerve CN VII.
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	mastication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mastication is chiefly possible thanks to powerful muscles, masseter and temporalis, as well as smaller muscles that allow fine control.
		Chewing food is a complex technique, muscles need to be powerful enough to break tough portions of food, yet have enough dexterity to not injure the tongue, and to clear the mouth completely.
		Temporalis is a muscle attached to the temporal fossa (on the side of the skull) and connects to the coronoid process of the mandible.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /mastication.html (272 words)

	Encyclopedia: Facial expression
		The Depressor septi nasi is a muscle of the human body, in the nose.
		The Nasalis (Compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function is to compress the nasal cartilege.
		The platysma is a superficial muscle that stretches from the clavicle to the mandible overlapping the sternocleidomastoid.
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	Learn more about List of muscles of the human body in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Please feel free to use this category scheme (from an old version of Gray's Anatomy now in the public domain) to arrange the muscle headings by the parts of the body.
		The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column
		The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the anterior and lateral thoracic walls
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	The Bible UFO Connection - The Incredible Human Body Part 2
		The smallest human muscle is in the ear, which is a little over 1 mm long.
		The longest muscle in the human body is the sartorius.
		This narrow muscle of the thigh passes obliquely across the front of the thigh and helps rotate the leg to the position assumed in sitting cross-legged.
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	Darwin, Expression of the emotions. Chapter 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		(corrugator supercilii) seem to be the first muscles to contract; and these draw the eyebrows downwards and inwards towards the base of the nose, causing vertical furrows, that is a frown, to appear between the eyebrows; at the same time they cause the disappearance of the transverse wrinkles across the forehead.
		Lastly, the pyramidal muscles of the nose contract; and these draw the eyebrows and the skin of the forehead still lower down, producing short transverse wrinkles across the base of the nose.
		On the cause of the contraction of the muscles round the eyes during screaming.—We have seen that infants and young children, whilst screaming, invariably close their eyes firmly, by the contraction of the surrounding muscles, so that the skin becomes wrinkled all around.
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	The Bible UFO Connection - The Incredible Human Body Text Version
		The brain is composed of 85% is water and on average comprises 2 percent of the total body weight yet it requires 25 percent of all oxygen used, as opposed to 7 percent by the heart.
		The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue and every person has a unique tongue print.
		The human body has over 600 muscles accounting for 40% of the body's weight and 1/3 of those muscles are used just to blink the eyes.
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	muscle
		Muscle is a connective tissue, whose primary purpose is to contract.
		Contraction is stimulated by electrical impulses transmitted by the nerves, and by the motor nerves and motoneurons in particlular.
		Muscle cells are grouped together into bundles of fascicle; the bundles are then grouped together to form muscle.
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	Ongoing Research Projects
		According to Vrana (1993), disgust imagery was associated with elevated EMG activity in the levator labii superioris/alaeque nasi muscle, which raises the middle of the upper lip and wrinkles the nose.
		Then, the experimenter will ask the subjects of group one to perform a certain muscular action, such as "slightly open your mouth and raise your cheek muscles" for generating happiness for 64 seconds while their EMG ratings will be recorded (see Appendix II).
		Smith, C. A., McHugo, G. J., & Lanzetta, J. (1986) The facial muscle patterning of posed and imagery-induced expressions of emotion by expressive and non-expressive posers.
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	Facial expression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Through electric stimulation, Duchenne determined which muscles were responsible for different facial expressions.
		Charles Darwin would later republish some of these photographs in his own work on the subject, which compared facial expressions in humans to those in animals.
		A facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Facial_expression (233 words)

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		Release of the nasolabial muscles from their deep insertions on the maxilla, to facilitate medial displacement and tension-free suturing to the nasal septum, to the periosteum of the nasal spine, and to the muscular counterparts on the noncleft side.
		After the raising of the skin paddle, the lower border of the muscle is identified, and the space underneath the muscle is entered.
		The border is identified, and the anterior aspect of the muscle is exposed.
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	lips
		The principal lip muscle, orbicularis oris, is a sphincter consisting a.
		Contraction of levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, levator labii superioris, and/or zygomaticus minor, e.g., elevate and/or evert the upper lip; while depressor labii inferioris and/or platysma par labialis depress and/or evert the lower lip.
		Lips may also be moved indirectly by nine (or more) other facial muscles (e.g., by zygomaticus major in laughing) through attachments to a fibromuscular mass known as the modiolus.
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		Notes: May be difficult to distinguish from levator labii superioris alaeque nasii (medial).
		Notes: May be undifferentiated from the procerus (above), and difficult to distinguish from levator labii superioris (lateral).
		Notes: Muscle may not be present, or may be very small, or difficult to distinguish from (and united with) orbicularis oculi.
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	Levator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is caused by the inability of the levator muscle to fully lift the eyelid from the eye.
		She unfailingly describes facial expressions by referencing muscles whose names she learned in art school (her levator labii superior pulls her upper lip into a sneer), and begins dozens of...
		Each tear is sutured and closed individually, the rectovaginal septum is reconnected to the perineal body and the fascia of the levator ani muscles, in a procedure called a site-specific rectocele...
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	Anatomy Glossary
		agger nasi: Latin = eminence of the nose.
		alaeque: Latin ala = wing (ala of nose), suffix -que = and, hence levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscles = lifter of the upper lip and ala of nose.
		anconeus: Greek ancon = elbow, hence the muscle attached to the (lateral surface of the) olecranon.
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	PT Central - Complete Muscle Tables for the Human Body
		Included is each muscle's origin, insertion, action, blood supply and innervation.
		Select here to print the Hosford Muscle Tables in a compact table form.
		Once in a region, you will be able to focus further on the muscles of that region.
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