- occipitofrontal muscle
- occipitofrontalis muscle musculus occipitofrontalis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
occipitofrontal muscle
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Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
aponeurosis of occipitofrontal muscle — galea aponeurotica … Medical dictionary
frontal belly of occipitofrontal muscle — venter frontalis musculi occipitofrontalis … Medical dictionary
occipital belly of occipitofrontal muscle — venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis … Medical dictionary
occipitofrontal — adjective a) Of or pertaining to the occipital and frontal bones of the skull. b) Of or pertaining to the occipitofrontalis muscle … Wiktionary
occipitalis — noun A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontal muscle. Syn: occipitalis muscle See Also: occipital … Wiktionary
musculus occipitofrontalis — [TA] occipitofrontal muscle: origin, VENTER FRONTALIS—galea aponeurotica, VENTER OCCIPITALIS—highest nuchal line of occipital bone; insertion, VENTER FRONTALIS—skin of eyebrows and root of nose, VENTER OCCIPITALIS—galea aponeurotica;… … Medical dictionary
rami temporales nervi facialis — [TA] temporal branches of facial nerve: terminal branches of the facial nerve that innervate the anterior and superior auricular muscles, the frontal belly of the occipitofrontal muscle, and the orbicularis oculi and corrugator muscles; modality … Medical dictionary
venter frontalis musculi occipitofrontalis — [TA] frontal belly of occipitofrontal muscle: a part that originates from the galea aponeurotica and inserts into the skin of the eyebrows and the root of the nose. Called also musculus frontalis … Medical dictionary
venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis — [TA] occipital belly of occipitofrontal muscle: a part that originates from the highest nuchal line of the occipital bone and inserts into the galea aponeurotica; called also musculus occipitalis … Medical dictionary
