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the epicranial aponeurosis attaches from ewhere to where?
what would happen if a wound would penetrate this layer?
what would happen if a wound would penetrate this layer?
external occipital protuberance and nuchal line to the occipital and frontal bellies of occipitofrontalis
• A wound that penetrates this layer gapes, since the aponeurotic layer is pulled apart by the contraction of the bellies of occipitofrontalis.
• A wound that penetrates this layer gapes, since the aponeurotic layer is pulled apart by the contraction of the bellies of occipitofrontalis.
