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The philtrum (Latin: philtrum from Ancient Greek φίλτρον phíltron, lit. "love charm" [2]) or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip.
The superior labial artery (superior labial branch of facial artery) is larger and more egregious than the inferior labial artery.. It follows a similar course along the edge of the upper lip, lying between the mucous membrane and the orbicularis oris, and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side.
Paresthesia, also known as pins and needles, is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. [1] Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [1]
Elevates upper lip Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle: Snarl Levator anguli oris: Soft smile Nasalis: Flare nostrils Orbicularis oris muscle: Purse Lips Depressor septi nasi: Depresses nasal septum Procerus: Moves skin of forehead
Its fibers converge, to be inserted into the muscular substance of the upper lip between the angular head and the levator anguli oris. The lateral fibers, forming the zygomatic head (also known as the zygomaticus minor muscle [ 3 ] ) arise from the malar surface of the zygomatic bone immediately behind the zygomaticomaxillary suture and pass ...
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The infraorbital nerve provides sensory innervation to the skin of the lower eyelid, [2] the side of the nose, [2] the moveable part of nasal septum, [citation needed] the anterior cheek, [citation needed] and part of the upper lip. [2] It does not provide motor supply to any muscles. [citation needed]