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Pages in category "Muscles of the head and neck" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In human anatomy, the asterion is a visible (craniometric) point on the exposed skull. It is just posterior to the ear. It is the point where three cranial sutures meet: the lambdoid suture. [1] parietomastoid suture. [1] occipitomastoid suture. [1] It is also the point where three cranial bones meet: the parietal bone. the occipital bone.
The head rests on the top part of the vertebral column, with the skull joining at C1 (the first cervical vertebra known as the atlas). The skeletal section of the head and neck forms the top part of the axial skeleton and is made up of the skull, hyoid bone, auditory ossicles, and cervical spine. The skull can be further subdivided into:
Pages in category "Cranial sutures" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
If the suture is not present at birth because both frontal bones have fused (craniosynostosis), it will cause a keel-shaped deformity of the skull called trigonocephaly. Its presence in a fetal skull, along with other cranial sutures and fontanelles , provides a malleability to the skull that can facilitate movement of the head through the ...
The mastoid part of the temporal bone is the posterior (back) part of the temporal bone, one of the bones of the skull. Its rough surface gives attachment to various muscles (via tendons) and it has openings for blood vessels. From its borders, the mastoid part articulates with two other bones.
Pages in category "Joints of the head and neck" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Squamosal suture; T. Temporomandibular joint; Z.
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenoethmoidal suture is not labeled, ... The sphenoethmoidal suture is the cranial suture between the sphenoid bone and the ...