Name

# Corrugator Supercilii

Pronunciation

(kor-u-gA-tor sO-per-sil-i-I)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Medial end of the superciliary arch.

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Deep surface of the skin above the middle of the supraorbital margin.

Action/Relevance

Draws the eyebrow medially down and to wrinkle the forehead.

Innervation

Temporal and branch of the facial nerve.

Notes

Corrugator supercilii is one of the muscles of the forehead. It originates from the medial superciliary arch. It inserts into the skin of the medial forehead. It acts to wrinkle the forehead.