Depressor septi nasi

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The depressor septi nasi muscle (or depressor alae nasi muscle) is a muscle of the face.

It connects the incisive fossa of the maxilla and the orbicularis oris muscle to the nasal septum of the nose.

It draws the ala of the nose downwards, reducing the size of the nostrils.

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