Name
Pronunciation
(ok-sip-it-o-fron-ta-lis)
Origin/Proximal Attachment
Insertion/Distal Attachment
Into the galea aponeuritica
Action/Relevance
Draws scalp back; raises eyebrow and wrinkles forehead in expression of surprise
Innervation
Notes
the frontalis and occipitalis muscles are two bellies of the epicranius muscle; also known as: occipitofrontalis