Scalp Anatomy: Multimedia

References

1. Agur AMR, Lee, MJ, Grant, JC. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy. 9th ed. Baltimore, Md:. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;1991:464.

2. Chaurasia BD. Human Anatomy. New Delhi, India: CBS Publishers & Distributors; 1996:37-39.

3. Hollinshead WH. Anatomy for Surgeons: The Head and Neck. New York, NY: Harper & Row Publishing Inc;1968:1-5.

4. McMinn NH, Hutchings RT, Logan BM. Color Atlas of Head and Neck Anatomy. 2nd ed. Baltimore, Md: Mosby-Wolfe;1995:161-163.

5. Snell RS. Clinical Anatomy for Medical Students. 5th ed. Boston, Mass: Little Brown & Company;1990:659-661.

Further Reading

Keywords

scalp anatomy, scalp, anatomy, anatomy of the scalp, cranial vault, pericranium, calvaria, calvarium, epicranial aponeurosis, occipitofrontalis muscle

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Christopher M Harris, DMD, MD, Residency Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth
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Richard V Smith, MD, Director of Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
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