Preferred Name

Procerus Muscle

Synonyms
Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C166001

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle in the face, in general extending from the lower part of the nasal bone to the frontalis muscle in the forehead; primary function is to move the skin between the eyebrows.

code

C166001

Contributing_Source

CDISC

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.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C66830

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Procerus Muscle

Preferred_Name

Procerus Muscle

prefixIRI

NCIT:C166001

prefLabel

Procerus Muscle

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0224220

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13073

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