galea aponeurotica


galea

 [ga´le-ah] (L.) a helmet-shaped structure.galea aponeuro´tica aponeurosis connecting the frontal and occipital bellies of the occipitofrontal muscle.

ep·i·cra·ni·al ap·o·neu·ro·sis

[TA] the aponeurosis or intermediate tendon connecting the frontal and occipital belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle to form-with the temporoparietalis- the epicranius. Synonym(s): galea aponeurotica [TA], aponeurosis epicranialis ☆