What Does The Spinal Cord Do?
What Does The Spinal Cord Do? The spinal cord actually is part of the brain and plays a major role . Scientists have known for the pas...Read More
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How Do Nerves Work?
How Do Nerves Work? Nerves carry signals throughout the body – a chemical superhighway , Nerves are the transmission cables that carry ...Read More
Neurons Explained
Neurons Explained Neurons fire like electrical circuits . Neurons are a kind of cell in the brain (humans have many cells in the body, in...Read More
Functions of The Cerebral Cortex
Functions of The Cerebral Cortex The cerebral cortex is the wrinkling part of our brain that shows up when you see pictures of the br...Read More
Your Brain Anatomy
Your brain Anatomy I t’s a computer, a thinking machine, a pink organ, and a vast collection of neurons – but how does it work? The h...Read More
Orbit Anatomy
Orbit Anatomy The orbit is a pyramidal cavity, the apex of which is directed posteriorly and base anteriorly ( Fig. 7.83 ). Its bony w...Read More
Cranium and Contents Anatomy
Cranium and Contents Anatomy The part of the skull that contains the brain and its immediate relations is called the neurocranium. Alt...Read More
Pharynx Anatomy
Pharynx Anatomy The pharynx is a muscular tube, which is continuous inferiorly with the oesophagus and into which the nasal, oral and l...Read More
Larynx Anatomy
Larynx Anatomy The larynx acts as a sphincter guarding the lower respiratory tract and is responsible for phonation. It lies in the ne...Read More
Palate Anatomy
Palate Anatomy The palate consists of hard and soft parts covered by mucous membrane ( Fig. 7.55 ). The hard palate separates the oral ...Read More
Nasal Cavities and Paranasal Air Sinuses Anatomy
Nasal cavities The paired nasal cavities lie centrally within the facial skeleton, medial to the orbits and the maxillary air sinuses...Read More
Pterygopalatine Fossa Anatomy
Pterygopalatine Fossa Anatomy The pterygopalatine fossa lies between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone posteriorly, the palati...Read More
Mylohyoid and Related Structures
Mylohyoid and Related Structures Suspended from the body of the mandible is a thin sheet of muscle formed by the two mylohyoid muscles....Read More
Digastric and Styloid Muscles
Digastric and Styloid Muscles Digastric The digastric muscle (Fig. 7.35) consists of anterior and posterior bellies united by an inte...Read More
Masseter, Temporalis and Infratemporal Fossa
Masseter, Temporalis and Infratemporal Fossa Masseter Masseter ( Fig. 7.29 ) attaches along the length of the zygomatic arch and its ...Read More
Parotid Gland
Parotid Gland The parotid is the largest of the salivary glands and is pyramidal in shape ( Fig. 7.25 ). Its base faces laterally betwe...Read More
Superficial Structures of the Face and Scalp
Superficial Structures of the Face and Scalp The subcutaneous tissue of the face and scalp is highly vascular and is traversed by sever...Read More
Contents of the Carotid Sheath
Contents of the Carotid Sheath The carotid sheaths form part of the fascial layers of the neck (pp 324, 325) and extend from the base o...Read More
Neck Anatomy
Neck Anatomy Fascial layers These are complex and are divided into four components: investing fascia, prevertebral fascia, pretrachea...Read More
Arteries and Veins of Hypothalamus and Hypophysis Anatomy
Arteries and Veins of Hypothalamus and Hypophysis Anatomy Primary plexus of hypophyseal portal system, Mammillary body, Efferent hypoph...Read More
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