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C166001Level 7

Procerus Muscle

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**Definition:** A pyramid-shaped muscle in the face that allows movement of the skin between the eyebrows. It originates on the lower part of the nasal bone and inserts into the frontalis muscle in the forehead. It is innervated by branches of the facial nerve and supplied by the facial artery.

**Synonyms:** - PROCERUS MUSCLE

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