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  2. Vomer - Wikipedia

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    The vomer (/ ˈ v oʊ m ər /; [1] [2] Latin: vomer, lit. 'ploughshare') is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull . It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid , the ethmoid , the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones.

  3. Head and neck anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is semi-permeable membrane that controls the capillary leak potential of the circulatory system. In most parts of the body, the smallest blood vessels, called capillaries , are lined with endothelial cells, which have small spaces between each individual cell so substances can move readily between the inside and ...

  4. Facial skeleton - Wikipedia

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    The facial skeleton comprises the facial bones that may attach to build a portion of the skull. [1] The remainder of the skull is the neurocranium.. In human anatomy and development, the facial skeleton is sometimes called the membranous viscerocranium, which comprises the mandible and dermatocranial elements that are not part of the braincase.

  5. Palaeognathae - Wikipedia

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    Ostriches differ from other paleognaths in that they have a reduced vomer bone of the skull. [citation needed] Emus are 6 to 7.5 feet (1.8–2.3 m) in height and weigh 75 to 110 pounds (34–50 kg). [28] They have short wings and the adults have brown feathers. Rheas are 3 to 4.6 feet (91–140 cm) and weigh 33 to 88 pounds (15–40 kg). [28]

  6. Skull - Wikipedia

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    The cranial bones are joined at firm fibrous junctions called sutures and contains many foramina, fossae, processes, and sinuses. In zoology, the openings in the skull are called fenestrae, the most prominent of which is the foramen magnum, where the brainstem goes through to join the spinal cord.

  7. Posterior cranial fossa - Wikipedia

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    Anteriorly, the posterior cranial fossa is bounded by the dorsum sellae, posterior aspect of the body of sphenoid bone, and the basilar part of occipital bone/clivus. [2] Laterally, it is bounded by the petrous parts and mastoid parts of the temporal bones, and the lateral parts of occipital bone. [2]

  8. Cranial cavity - Wikipedia

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    The frontal and sphenoid bones are towards the front middle of the skull and in front of the temporal bone. The ethmoid bone is the bone at the roof of the nose that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. It is a part of the dorsal cavity the cranial cavity and the spinal cord. The occipital bone is at the back of the skull.

  9. Neurocranium - Wikipedia

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    the membranous part, consisting of flat bones, which surround the brain; and; the cartilaginous part, or chondrocranium, which forms bones of the base of the skull. [3] In humans, the neurocranium is usually considered to include the following eight bones: 1 ethmoid bone; 1 frontal bone [5] 1 occipital bone; 2 parietal bones; 1 sphenoid bone; 2 ...