occipitofrontalis

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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

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Although the deeper galea aponeurotica is also mainly membranous, it contains the occipitofrontalis muscles.

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The frontal muscle was the forehead abdomen of the occipitofrontalis muscle in the shape of a square, located in the deep surface of the skin and superficial fascia of the forehead.

Frontalis Muscle Flap Suspension Surgery for the Treatment of Blepharoptosis Based on the Anatomical Study of the Frontal Muscle Nerve in the Third of the Eyebrow/ Cirugia de Suspension del Colgajo Muscular Frontal en el Tratamiento de Blefaroptosis Basado en el Estudio Anatomico del Nervio del Musculo Occipitofrontal en el Tercio de la Ceja

Anatomically, the frontal muscle controls facial mimic, particularly in humans, and forms together with the occipital belly, which are connected by the galea aponeurotica, the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Muscle fibre types and connective tissue morphometry in frontal muscle of Norfolk rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)/Morfometria de los tipos de fibra muscular y del tejido Conectivo en musculo frontal de conejos Norfolk (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Occipitofrontalis: Analise eletromiografica e seu significado funcional.

Histochemical study of enzyme in frontal muscle of Norfolk rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) / Estudio histoquimico de la enzima NADH-TR en musculo frontal de conejos Norfolk (Oryctolagus cuniculus)