mastoid fontanelle
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Fontanelle — A fontanelle (or fontanel) is an anatomical feature on an infant s skull. Fontanelles are soft spots on a baby s head which, during birth, enable the bony plates of the skull to flex, allowing the child s head to pass through the birth canal. The … Wikipedia
fontanelle — One of several membranous intervals at the margins of the cranial bones in the infant. See cranial fontanelles. SYN: fonticulus. [Fr. dim. of fontaine, fountain, spring] anterior f. [NA] a diamond shaped membranous interval at the junction of the … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
fonticulus — SYN: fontanelle. See cranial fontanelles, under fontanelle. [L. dim. of fons (font ), fountain, spring] f. anterior SYN: anterior fontanelle. f. anterolateralis sphenoidal fontanelle. fonticuli cranii SYN: cranial fontanelles, under fontanelle. f … Medical dictionary
Skeleton — [ Exoskeleton of an Ant] In biology, the skeleton is a strong and often a rigid framework that supports the body of an animal, holding it upright and giving it shape and strength (Also skeletal system and, in special cases, shell or test). The… … Wikipedia
fonticulus mastoideus — [TA] mastoid fontanelle: the unossified area of the skull at the junction of the lambdoidal, parietomastoid, and occipitomastoid sutures. Called also posterolateral fontanelle, f. posterolateralis [TA alternative], and posterotemporal fontanelle … Medical dictionary
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Parietal bone — Bone: Parietal bone Figure 1 : Left parietal bone. Outer surface … Wikipedia
Human skull — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = | GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Human skulls side simplified Caption2 = Human skull front bones Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 13… … Wikipedia
Occipital bone — Bone: Occipital bone Sagittal section of skull. (Occipital bone is at right, in blue.) … Wikipedia
