Occipitofrontalis muscle
Occipitofrontalis | ||
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Latin | musculus occipitofrontalis | |
Gray's | subject #105 378 | |
Origin: | 2 occipital bellies and 2 frontal bellies. | |
Insertion: | galea aponeurotica | |
Artery: | ||
Nerve: | facial nerve | |
Action: | raises the eyebrows | |
Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12549942 |
Overview
The Occipitofrontalis is a muscle of the human body, with two parts:
- the "occipital" part/belly, near the occipital bone.
- the "frontal" part/belly, near the frontal bone.
Some sources consider the Occipitofrontalis to be a structure consisting of two distinct muscles, the Frontalis and the Occipitalis. However, Terminologia Anatomica currently classifies it as a single muscle.
External links
- -1341783984 at GPnotebook
- occipitofrontalis+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
- Bérzin F (1989). "Occipitofrontalis muscle: functional analysis revealed by electromyography". Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol. 29 (6): 355–8. PMID 2689156.