Name
Pronunciation
(prO-sir-us)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
From fascia over the lower of the nasal bone
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Into the skin of the lower part of the forehead between the eyebrows
Action/Relevance
Draws down the medial angle of the eyebrow giving expressions of frowning
Innervation
Buccal branch of the facial nerve
Notes
also known as the depressor glabellae or pyramidalis nasi