The occipitofrontalis muscle is made up of the occipitalis and the frontalis.

The frontalis refers to the brow of the frontal bone, and it serves to raise the eyebrows and to horizontally wrinkle the skin found on the forehead. The origin is the galea aponeuroptica, and the insertion is the superficial fascia below the eyebrows. The nerve for this muscle is the facial nerve.

The occipitalis is the other half of the occipitofrontalis, and in Latin it means "pertaining to the back of the head". The origin of this muscle is the superior nuchal line's lateral two thirds, while the insertion is the galea aponeurotica. The action of this muscle is to move the scalp over the cranium, while the nerve for this muscle is the facial nerve (also called the cranial nerve).