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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:
Head and neck anatomy; Head massage; Head shot; Head-carrying; Heat and moisture exchanger after laryngectomy; Human jaw shrinkage; Human mouth; Human nose; Hyoglossal membrane; Hyoid apparatus; Hyoid bone; Hypoglossal nerve; Hypopharyngeal eminence
Anatomy of the human head. The human head consists of a fleshy outer portion, which surrounds the bony skull. The brain is enclosed within the skull. There are 22 bones in the human head. The head rests on the neck, and the seven cervical vertebrae support it. The human head typically weighs between 2.3 and 5 kilograms (5.1 and 11.0 lb) Over 98 ...
The triangles of the neck describe the divisions created by the major muscles in the region.. The side of the neck presents a somewhat quadrilateral outline, limited, above, by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and an imaginary line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process; below, by the upper border of the clavicle; in front, by the middle line of the neck ...
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 565 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918), Page 88 of Textbook of Anatomy; head, neck and brain by Vishram Singh External links [ edit ]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 563 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) ^ Casale, Jarett; Geiger, Zachary (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Posterior Neck Triangle" , StatPearls , Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 30725974 , retrieved 2023-01-19
The posterior part of this triangle contains the external carotid artery, ascending deeply in the substance of the parotid gland. This vessel lies here in front of, and superficial to, the external carotid, being crossed by the facial nerve, and gives off in its course the posterior auricular, superficial temporal, and internal maxillary branches: more deeply are the internal carotid, the ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... from the mastoid process to the root of the neck. ... text in the public domain from page 565 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy ...