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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. 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.
The breadth of the head from the right tragion to the left. Tragion is the cartilaginous notch at the front of the ear. Men 13.1 13.5 14.5 15.5 15.9 Women 12.5 12.8 13.3 14.3 15.0 Glabella to back of head 7 The horizontal distance from the most anterior point of the forehead between the brow-ridges (glabella) to the back of the head. Men 18.3 18.8
Anatomical terminology in neuroanatomy. Neuroanatomy, like other aspects of anatomy, uses specific terminology to describe anatomical structures. This terminology helps ensure that a structure is described accurately, with minimal ambiguity. Terms also help ensure that structures are described consistently, depending on their structure or function.
Regions. facial region includes the lower half of the head beginning below the ears. The forehead is referred to as the frontal region. The eyes are referred to as the orbital or ocular region. The cheeks are referred to as the buccal region. The ears are referred to as the auricle or otic region. The nose is referred to as the nasal region.
The hair on the sides and back of the head is usually tapered short, semi-short or medium. Curtained hair: Curtained hair is the term given to the hairstyle featuring a long fringe divided in either a middle parting or a side parting. The hairstyle was popular on adolescents and men from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s.
The skeletal section of the head and neck forms the top part of the axial skeletonand is made up of the skull, hyoidbone, auditory ossicles, and cervical spine. The skull can be further subdivided into: the cranium(8 bones: frontal, 2-parietal, occipital, 2-temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid), and.
Anatomical terminology is a form of scientific terminology used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals such as doctors, physicians, and pharmacists . Anatomical terminology uses many unique terms, suffixes, and prefixes deriving from Ancient Greek and Latin. These terms can be confusing to those unfamiliar with them, but can be ...
v. t. e. An anatomical plane is a hypothetical plane used to transect the body, in order to describe the location of structures or the direction of movements. In human and non-human anatomy, three principal planes are used: The sagittal plane or lateral plane ( longitudinal, anteroposterior) is a plane parallel to the sagittal suture.