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The thick skin and muscle, with the hair, which covers the skull.<\/p>\n

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Skin covering the head, not including the ears and face.<\/p>\n

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The tough skin that covers the skull above the face and ears that is usually covered with hair. The scalp has five layers of tissue with an extensive blood supply. Scalp hair, which helps prevent heat from leaving the body, grows faster than any other hair on the body an average of about \u00bd inch every month. Underlying muscles loosely attach the scalp to the skull.<\/p>\n

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The soft covering of the skull on the top of the head. If consists of five layers, which from the surface inwards are as follows: the skin, from which grows hair; next a subcutaneous layer of fat; thirdly, a tough fibrous membrane known as the epicranium; fourthly, a loose layer of connective tissue attaching the epicranium to the deepest layer, and permitting the free movement of the scalp; and, finally, another fibrous layer clinging closely to the skull, and known as the pericranium.<\/p>\n

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The hairy integument of the head. In anatomy, this includes the skin, dense subcutaneous tissue, the occipitofrontalis muscle with the galea aponeurotica, loose subaponeurotic tissue, and cranial periosteum.<\/p>\n

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The skin on the head along with its underlying layers of tissue is known as the scalp. Typically, the scalp is adorned with hair. This skin is more resilient compared to skin elsewhere on the body and rests atop a layer of muscle that spans from the eyebrows, over the crown of the head, to the back of the neck.<\/p>\n

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The scalp is susceptible to injuries like cuts and tears; owing to its abundant blood vessels, such wounds tend to bleed significantly. Conditions that impact the scalp encompass dandruff, hair loss (alopecia), sebaceous cysts, psoriasis, fungal infections like tinea (ringworm), and parasitic infestations such as lice. Cradle cap is a frequent occurrence in infants.<\/p>\n

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The skin on the top of the head that grows hair.<\/p>\n

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