Occipitofrontalis

Action
- Frontalis: raise eyebrows and wrinkle forehead
- Occipitalis: Anchor and retract the galea posteriorly
Origin
- Origin of both Frontalis and Occipitalis is
- Galea aponeurotica (a broad flat tendon sheet)
Insertion
- Frontalis: skin superior to eyebrows
- Occipitalis: superior nuchal line of the occiput

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Occipitofrontalis

Description

Occipitofrontalis

Updated

2012-05-08T15:02:20Z

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