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Occipitofrontalis

Type
Muscle
Japanese
後頭前頭筋
Reading
こうとうぜんとうきん
English
Occipitofrontalis
Latin
Musculus occipitofrontalis
Also called
Frontalis / Occipitalis
Main functions
Facial expression

Connections

Origin

  • Occipital bone
  • Temporal bone

Insertion

  • Epicranial aponeurosis

Nerve supply

  • Facial nerve

Part of

  • Muscles of facial expression

Connected by

  • Epicranial aponeurosis

Articles

  • Occipitofrontalis and frontalis: origin, insertion and galea

Also mentioned in

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  • Temporoparietalis: location, role and nerve supply explained
  • Superior auricular muscle (auricularis superior): position and nerve
  • Depressor supercilii: position, action and facial nerve
  • Procerus: the muscle that lowers the brows, position, action and nerve

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