Tentorium

The tentorium (plural tentoria) is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an arthropod head.

[1] The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apodemes,[2] which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.

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