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Ch. 9 The Muscular System

Chapter 9, Problem 9.6c

Mark the following statements as true or false. If the statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.


c. The temporalis and occipitalis muscles are attached to each other by the epicranial aponeurosis.

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Everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. This dense fibrous tissue is connected to both the frontalis and occipitalis muscles. Is it answer choice? A Galia auroa, answer choice. B, palmar aponeurosis, answer choice C planter sis or answer choice. D bicipital aponeurosis. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is the name for that dense fibrous tissue connected to both the frontalis and occipitalis muscles. So, in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about the frontalis and occipitalis muscles, which we know that the occipital frontal muscles are found within the scalp. And it consists of both the frontal belly and the occipital belly, which we know that the frontal belly and the occipital belly of the occipital frontal muscles are connected by a dense fibrous tissue, which is known as the Galia aponeurotic, which its answer choice. A the correct answer since the gallia Aono thea is the name for that dense fibrous tissue that runs between the frontal and occipital bellies of the occipital frontal muscles. And all other answer choices are incorrect structures since they do not refer to that dense fibrous tissue found in the occ little frontal muscles. And instead, answer choice B refers to a structure that is deep in the subcutaneous tissue of the palm. Answer choice C refers to the modification of the deep fascia which covers the soul. And lastly answer choice D is an aponeurosis from the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle in the cubital fossa. So answer choice A is the only correct term. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.