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Without the help of the epicranius, zygomaticus, triangurlis, quadratus labii, buccinator and platysma, Little Red Riding Hood would have been little more than a silhouette through closed eyelids.
Muscles Part 2 2008
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The epicranius (occipito-frontalis) muscle with its aponeurosis extends from the superciliary ridge in front to the superior nuchal
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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These three layers constitute the scalp proper, and they are so closely connected as to form a single structure which can be moved to a certain extent by the action of the epicranius muscle.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
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