Occipitofrontalis muscle (Frontal belly)

Authors
Affiliations

Nathaniel Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

OIAN

Muscle Origin Insertion Nerve Action
Occipitofrontalis

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Origin

Epicranial aponeurosis1

Insertion

Skin and subcutaneous tissue of eyebrows and forehead1

Innervation

Facial Nerve CN VII1

Action

Elevates eyebrows; wrinkles skin of forehead1

Clinical Significance

1.
Gilroy AM, MacPherson BR, Wikenheiser JC, Voll MM, Wesker K, Schünke M, eds. Atlas of Anatomy. 4th ed. Thieme; 2020.

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