Occipitalis muscle
Musculus occipitalis
- Latin synonym: Occipital belly of occipitofrontalis muscle; Venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis; Venter occipitalis musculi epicranii
- Synonym: Occipital belly of epicranius muscle
- Related terms: Occipital belly; Occipitofrontalis: Occipital belly
Definition
Description:
The Occipitalis, thin and quadrilateral in form, arises by tendinous fibers from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone, and from the mastoid part of the temporal. It ends in the galea aponeurotica.
References
This definition incorporates text from the wikipedia website - Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. (2004, July 22). FL: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2004, from http://www.wikipedia.org
