Malaris muscle

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Malaris muscle
origin
Skin of the cheek
approach
nasal corner of the eyelid
function
Pulling down the lower eyelid
Innervation
Facial nerve ( cranial nerve VII)

The malaris muscle ( Latin for "cheek muscle") is a skeletal muscle of the head. It is a skin muscle that arises in the area of ​​the cheek and extends to the nasal edge of the lower eyelid. With the exception of ruminants , the malaris muscle is mostly weak. He pulls the lower eyelid down. The muscle is innervated by the facial nerve (VII. Cranial nerve ) .

literature

  • Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich (Hrsg.): Anatomy of domestic mammals. Textbook and color atlas for study and practice. 4th, revised edition. Schattauer, Stuttgart a. a. 2009, ISBN 978-3-7945-2650-5 , p. 114.
  • Oskar Schaller (Ed.): Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature. 2nd Edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8304-1069-0 , p. 100.