levator

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• The direct influence of the depressor septi and the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi on the nasal valve is not yet clear.

  Academic text (2004)

• This suggests that the benefit of double-opposing Z-plasty may not be due entirely to manipulation of levator orientation, but also to a static increase in palatal length.

  Academic text (2015)

• Our study had similarly successful outcomes despite the nonphysiological levator arrangement (5).

  Academic text (2015)

• The quizwill cover every muscle from the levator scapula... to the spinalis thoracis.

  Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

• The orbicularis oris, the levator anguli oris, and the orbicularis oculi also appear at approximately 37 mm.

  Academic text (2003)

• Shoulder shrug strength quantifies chiefly upper trapezius function, although levator scapulae and rhomboideus muscle groups also contribute some effort to this movement.

  Academic text (2006)

• On the right, a thick line accentuates the infraorbital furrow; it suggests overcontraction of the levator labii and zygomatici, muscles that raise the lip.

  Academic text (1996)

• Previous studies only included patients with sagittally oriented levator muscles because it was reasoned that the double-opposing Z-plasty would provide some benefit by recreating a transverse orientation.

  Academic text (2015)

• Romney exhibited a moderate-sized smile with his lips closed, pressing upward with his lower lip; concurrently, his upper lip was pulled up during the display by the muscle associated with disgust, the levator labii.

  Academic text (2015)

• The levator muscle helps elevate the eyelid, allowing for better vision.

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Etymology