epicranial aponeurosis

What Is Epicranial Aponeurosis? 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. What is the function of the epicranial aponeurosis? The bellies are connected by a thick fibrous