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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.

Term:epicranial aponeurosis
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Definition: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 short and narrow prolongation between its union with the Frontales. On either side it gives origin to the Auriculares anterior and superior; in this situation it loses its aponeurotic character, and is continued over the temporal fascia to the zygomatic arch as a layer of laminated areolar tissue. It is closely connected to the integument by the firm, dense, fibro-fatty layer which forms the superficial fascia of the scalp: it is attached to the pericranium by loose cellular tissue, which allows the aponeurosis, carrying with it the integument to move through a considerable distance.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: aponeurosis epicranialis;   aponeurosis of epicranius;   epicranius aponeurosis;   galea aponeurotica
 related_synonym: cranial aponeurosis;   galea aponeurosis;   galea aponeurotica; aponeurosis epicranialis;   galeal aponeurosis
 xref: EMAPA:19210;   FMA:46768;   SCTID:368677009;   Wikipedia:Galea_aponeurotica



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        anatomical structure 0
          muscle structure 0
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              aponeurosis 0
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            multicellular organism 0
              anatomical system 0
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                      organ component layer 0
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                          aponeurosis 0
                            epicranial aponeurosis 0
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