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Ata is the common name given to the 6-inch (15 cm) long skeletal remains of a human fetus [1] [2] found in 2003 in the ghost town of La Noria, in the Atacama Desert of Chile. DNA analysis done in 2018 on the premature human fetus identified unusual mutations associated with dwarfism and scoliosis , though these findings were later disputed.
Gallaudet's fascia – Bern Budd Gallaudet (1860–1934), American anatomist; Gartner's duct – Hermann Treschow Gartner (1785–1827), Danish surgeon-anatomist; Gerdy's Fibers – Pierre Nicolas Gerdy (1797–1856), French physician; Gerota Capsule – Dumitru Gerota (1867–1939), Romanian urology surgeon-anatomist
It is composed of 270 bones at the time of birth, [2] but later decreases to 206: 80 bones in the axial skeleton and 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton. 172 of 206 bones are part of a pair and the remaining 34 are unpaired. [3] Many small accessory bones, such as sesamoid bones, are not included in this.
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Dubbed the “Manis projectile point,” the ancient spear tip is the oldest bone weapon in America, researchers said in a study published Feb. 1. Estimated to be around 13,900 years old, the ...
The occipital bun is a protuberance of the occipital bone. Its size and shape has been compared to that of a dinner roll. It is a quintessential trait of Neanderthals, though it is a trend in archaic Homo species. The true purpose of the occipital bun has not yet been defined. [3] However, some studies have found possible evolutionary purposes.
The irregular bones are bones which, from their peculiar form, cannot be grouped as long, short, flat or sesamoid bones.Irregular bones serve various purposes in the body, such as protection of nervous tissue (such as the vertebrae protect the spinal cord), affording multiple anchor points for skeletal muscle attachment (as with the sacrum), and maintaining pharynx and trachea support, and ...
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