Layers of the Scalp Flashcards
1
Q
What are the layers of the scalp?
A
Skin Closed connective tissue Aponeurosis Loose connective tissue Pericranium
2
Q
Closed CT is made up of what?
A
Fat packed into tight fascial compartments and blood vessels and nerves.
3
Q
Aponeurosis is a flattened tendon of what muscle?
A
Occipitofrontalis muscle
4
Q
The loose CT layer seperates the scalp from what?
A
Underlying pericranium
5
Q
The pericranium is the what?
A
Periosteum of calvarium (skull cap)
6
Q
The periosteum is attached to underlying bone by what>
A
Sharpey’s fibers
7
Q
The scalp is innervated by what?
A
Branches of CN V
C2 and C3 nerves
8
Q
What supplies blood to the scalp?
A
Branches of External Carotid A
