Occipitofrontalis muscle
Facial muscle helping to create facial expressions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The occipitofrontalis muscle (epicranius muscle) is a muscle which covers parts of the skull. It consists of two parts or bellies: the occipital belly, near the occipital bone, and the frontal belly, near the frontal bone. It is supplied by the supraorbital artery, the supratrochlear artery, and the occipital artery. It is innervated by the facial nerve. In humans, the occipitofrontalis helps to create facial expressions.
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Occipitofrontalis | |
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Details | |
Origin | Two occipital bellies and two frontal bellies. |
Insertion | Epicranial aponeurosis |
Artery | Frontal belly: supraorbital and supratrochlear arteries Occipital belly: occipital artery |
Nerve | Facial nerve |
Actions | Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus occipitofrontalis or musculus epicranii venter frontalis |
TA98 | A04.1.03.003 |
TA2 | 2055 |
FMA | 9624 |
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