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2. Anatomical terms of location - Wikipedia

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   These two terms, used in anatomy and embryology, describe something at the back (dorsal) or front/belly (ventral) of an organism. [2] The dorsal (from Latin dorsum 'back') surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. [38]

3. Fontanelle - Wikipedia

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   Anterior fontanelle is a diamond-shaped membrane-filled space located between the two frontal and two parietal bones of the developing fetal skull. It persists until approximately 18 months after birth. It is at the junction of the coronal suture and sagittal suture. The fetal anterior fontanelle may be palpated until 18 months.

4. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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   Older set of terminology shown in Parts of the Human Body: Posterior and Anterior View from the 1933 edition of Sir Henry Morris' Human Anatomy. Many of these terms are medical latin terms that have fallen into disuse. Front: Frons - forehead; Facies - face; Pectus - breast; Latus - flank; Coxa - hip; Genu - knee; Pes - foot; Back: Vertex ...

5. Skull - Wikipedia

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   Skull in situ Human head skull from side Anatomy of a flat bone – the periosteum of the neurocranium is known as the pericranium Human skull from the front Side bones of skull. The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton. It supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. Like the ...

6. Anterior cranial fossa - Wikipedia

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   The anterior cranial fossa is a depression in the floor of the cranial base which houses the projecting frontal lobes of the brain. It is formed by the orbital plates of the frontal, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid, and the small wings and front part of the body of the sphenoid; it is limited behind by the posterior borders of the small wings of the sphenoid and by the anterior margin of ...

7. Carotid sheath - Wikipedia

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   ansa cervicalis [1]: 546, 576, 578 (usually embedded within the anterior wall of the carotid sheath anterior to the internal jugular vein; [7] the superior root of ansa cervicalis is situated either anterior to or within the carotid sheath [1]: 595 ), deep cervical lymph nodes [4]: 148 [8] [2] [1]: 593

8. List of regions in the human brain - Wikipedia

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   Anterior Medial area Parts of preoptic area. Medial preoptic nucleus INAH 1; ... "Brain Anatomy and How the Brain Works". Johns Hopkins Medicine. 14 July 2021.

9. Anterior fontanelle - Wikipedia

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   The anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle, frontal fontanelle) is the largest fontanelle, and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture, coronal suture, and frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped, and measures about 4 cm in its antero-posterior and 2.5 cm in its transverse diameter. The fontanelle allows the skull to deform during ...