epicranial
Atop the cranium
Epicranial means relating to or situated on the cranium—the bony structure enclosing the brain.
The term appears in anatomy to describe muscles, tissues, or conditions affecting the outer surface of the skull: epicranial aponeurosis, epicranial hematoma.
Medical contexts predominate.
Skin covering skull
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- hairFibrous scalp covering
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
sebaceous · cutaneous · keratin · melanin · collagen · elastin · subcutaneous · capillaries
Head's bone casing
temporal · suture · fontanelle · periosteum · vertex · lambda · coronal suture · lambdoid suture
Forehead muscle
- corrugatorBrow-wrinkling muscle
- temporalisSkull muscle for chewing
- masseterJaw-closing muscle
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
scalp
Skin covering skull
follicles · sebaceous · cutaneous · keratin · melanin · collagen · elastin · subcutaneous · capillaries · hypodermis
skull
Head's bone casing
occipital · temporal · suture · fontanelle · periosteum · vertex · lambda · coronal suture · lambdoid suture
frontalis
Forehead muscle
- corrugatorBrow-wrinkling muscle
- temporalisSkull muscle for chewing
- masseterJaw-closing muscle