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Epicranial aponeurosis
Other Terms: Galea Aponuerotica, Epicranial aponeurosis, Galea aponeurotica, Epicranius aponeurosis, Aponeurosis epicranialis, Galéa aponévrotique
Description
The epicranial aponeurosis is the broad tendinous sheet that contributes to the scalp over the top of the cranium. This central tendinous region intervenes between the frontalis muscle belly anteriorly, the occipitalis muscle belly posteriorly, and the temporoparietalis muscle laterally and provides a central point of attachment for these muscles.
Latin
Aponeurosis epicranialis
French
Galéa aponévrotique
