occipitofrontalis (muscle)


oc·cip·i·to·fron·ta·lis (mus·cle)

[TA] compound facial muscle, part of epicranius muscle; the occipital belly (occipitalis muscle) arises from the occipital bone and inserts into the galea aponeurotica; the frontal belly (frontalis muscle) arises from the galea and inserts into the skin of the eyebrow and nose; action, to move the scalp; nerve supply, facial. Synonym(s): musculus occipitofrontalis [TA], occipitofrontal muscle