The galea aponeurotica (epicranial aponeurosis, aponeurosis epicranialis) is a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue which covers the upper part of the cranium; behind, it is attached, in the interval between its union with the occipitales, to the external occipital protuberance and highest nuchal lines of the occipital bone; in front, it forms a sh...
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<anatomy> A fibrous sheet or tendonous material which attaches the frontalis muscle to the occipitalis muscle over the skull. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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Type: Term Synonyms: epicranial aponeurosis
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