See: occipitofrontalis muscle. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. 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 s...Type: Term Pronunciation: ok-sip′i-tō-frŏn-tā′lis See: occipitofrontalis (muscle)