Name

Procerus

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