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The tentorium (plural tentoria) is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an arthropod head. The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apodemes, which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.

References

1. J. G. E. Lewis (2007). "The musculature and endoskeleton". The Biology of Centipedes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–84. ISBN 978-0-521-03411-1.
2. Grimaldi, David A. (2010). "400 million years on six legs: On the origin and early evolution of Hexapoda". Arthropod Structure & Development. 39 (2–3): 191–203. doi:10.1016/j.asd.2009.10.008.
3. William S. Romoser (2004). "Introduction to arthropods: structure, function and development". In Bruce F. Eldridge; John D. Edman (eds.). Medical Entomology: A Textbook on Public Health and Veterinary Problems Caused by Arthropods (2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 13–51. ISBN 978-1-4020-1794-0.

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