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Bone in the Throat is 2015 a British-American crime drama film directed by Graham Henman with a screenplay by Henman and Mark Townend based on the novel of the same name by Anthony Bourdain. The film stars Ed Westwick , Tom Wilkinson , Andy Nyman , Vanessa Kirby , Rupert Graves and John Hannah .
In the human larynx, the cuneiform cartilages (from Latin: cuneus 'wedge' + forma 'form'; also known as cartilages of Wrisberg) are two small, elongated pieces of yellow elastic cartilage, placed one on either side, in the aryepiglottic fold.
The body of the hyoid bone is the central part of the hyoid bone. [clarification needed]At the front, the body is convex and directed forward and upward. It is crossed in its upper half by a well-marked transverse ridge with a slight downward convexity, and in many cases a vertical median ridge divides it into two lateral halves.
Anatomical terms of bone [ edit on Wikidata ] The suprasternal notch , also known as the fossa jugularis sternalis , jugular notch , or Plender gap , is a large, visible dip in between the neck in humans, between the clavicles , and above the manubrium of the sternum .
In a newborn, the junction of the parietal bones with the frontal and occipital bones, form the anterior (front) and posterior (back) fontanelle, or soft spots. The separation of the cranial bone plates at time of birth facilitate passage of the head of the fetus through the mother's birth canal, or pelvic girdle. The parietal bones, and ...
This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...
The splanchnocranium consists of cartilage and endochondral bone. In mammals , the splanchnocranium comprises the three ear ossicles (i.e., incus , malleus , and stapes ), as well as the alisphenoid , the styloid process , the hyoid apparatus , and the thyroid cartilage .
The hyoid bone fracture is a very rare fracture of the hyoid bone, accounting for 0.002% of all fractures in humans. It is commonly associated with strangulation and rarely occurs in isolation. The fracture may be associated with gunshot injury, car accidents or induced vomiting.