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Occipitalis muscle

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The occipitalis muscle is thin and quadrilateral in form. It arises from tendinous fibers from the lateral two-thirds of the
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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Muscles of the face and neck (occipitalis muscle visible at center right in red)
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Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, A. Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M. (2010).
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Index


Origin
Superior nuchal line
occipital bone
mastoid process
temporal bone
Insertion
Galea aponeurosis
Artery
Occipital artery
Nerve
Posterior auricular nerve
facial nerve
Actions
scalp
Latin
TA98
A04.1.03.005
TA2
2057
FMA
46758
Anatomical terms of muscle
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muscle
skull
Terminologia Anatomica
occipitofrontalis muscle
frontalis muscle
superior nuchal line

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