Definition of Epicranial. Meaning of Epicranial. Synonyms of Epicranial

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Definition of Epicranial

Epicranial
Epicranial Ep`i*cra"ni*al, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.

Meaning of Epicranial from wikipedia

- The epicranial aponeurosis (aponeurosis epicranialis, galea aponeurotica) is an aponeurosis (a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue). It covers the upper...
- is a muscle above the auricle of the outer ear. It originates from the epicranial aponeurosis, and inserts into the upper part of the medial surface of...
- fibers are pale and indistinct. It arises from the lateral edge of the epicranial aponeurosis, and its fibers converge to be inserted into a projection...
- occipital bone and from the mastoid process of the temporal and ends in the epicranial aponeurosis. The occipitalis muscle is innervated by the posterior auricular...
- referred to as the Mempin line or linea suprema, and it attaches to the epicranial aponeurosis. Below the highest nuchal line is the superior nuchal line...
- continuations of the external and internal intercostal muscles, respectively. The epicranial aponeurosis, or galea aponeurotica, is a tough layer of dense fibrous...
- and skin. The epicranial aponeurosis is a tough layer of dense fibrous tissue that covers the upper part of the skull. The epicranial muscle (also called...
- and on the mastoid process of the temporal bone. It inserts into the epicranial aponeurosis. the frontal belly, near the frontal bone. It originates from...
- rare disorder characterized by a congenital (or occasionally, acquired) epicranial venous malformation of the scalp. Treatment of this condition has mainly...
- these lines the bone is covered by a tough layer of fibrous tissue – the epicranial aponeurosis; below them it forms part of the temporal fossa, and affords...