Occipitalis muscle
| Occipitalis muscle | |
|---|---|
Galea aponeurosis | |
| Artery | Occipital artery |
| Nerve | Posterior auricular nerve (facial nerve) |
| Actions | Moves the scalp back |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis |
| TA98 | A04.1.03.005 |
| TA2 | 2057 |
| FMA | 46758 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle] | |
The occipitalis muscle (occipital belly) is a
skull. Some sources consider the occipital muscle to be a distinct muscle. However, Terminologia Anatomica currently classifies it as part of the occipitofrontalis muscle along with the frontalis muscle
.
The occipitalis muscle is thin and quadrilateral in form. It arises from tendinous fibers from the lateral two-thirds of the
The occipitalis muscle is innervated by the facial nerve and its function is to move the scalp back.[2] The muscles receives blood from the occipital artery.
Additional image
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Position of occipitalis muscle (shown in red).
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 379 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-0-07-290332-4.
- ISBN 978-0-443-06952-9.
