Galea aponeurotica

The galea aponeurotica (also called the galeal or epicranial aponeurosis or the aponeurosis epicranialis) is a tough fibrous sheet of connective tissue that extends over the cranium, forming the middle (third) layer of the scalp.

Gross anatomy

Attachments

• anteriorly: frontalis
• posteriorly
  • occipitalis
  • external occipital protuberance and the
  • occipital bone
• laterally: auricular muscles

Related pathology

• scalp hematoma

Siehe auch:

• Galeahämatom
• SCALP mnemonic

und weiter:

• layers of the scalp (mnemonic)
• Kopfschwarte