by Medical Harbour | Feb 8, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
The viscerocranium (or splanchnocranium) is the fixed skeleton of the face and jaw. It is located in the anterior part of the skull and makes up the bones of the mouth (maxilla and mandible), nose and orbital cavities. Also learn about the Skull and Neurocranium! We...
by Medical Harbour | Feb 8, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
The neurocranium (or neural skull) has the brain portion of the CNS. It is divided into two parts: the first is called the skull cap and the second is called the skull base. Also learn about the Skull and Viscerocranium! The skull cap is an ovoid portion formed by 7...
by Medical Harbour | Jan 18, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
The skull it’s a structure made up of flat and irregular bones that serve as protection for the brain. It can be divided into two parts: an inferior part, called the splanchnocranium (or visceral skull), which supports the facial viscera and, an superior part,...
by Medical Harbour | Jan 18, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
The adult human skeleton is formed by 206 bones, which serve to protect our organs, support the body, reserve mineral salts (such as calcium) and produce blood cells (in the bone marrow). We can divide it into axial skeleton (skull, vertebrae, ribs and sternum) and...
by Medical Harbour | Jan 7, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
The appendicular skeleton has all the bones referring to the upper and lower limbs, shoulder and pelvis! In other words, it’s the extremities! Also learn about the axial skeleton and adult human skeleton! The main function it’s to support our body and make our...
by Medical Harbour | Jan 7, 2022 | Athena Hub Workspaces
Our skeleton can be divided into two large portions: the axial and appendicular skeleton. Within them, we can find all our bones! Also learn about the adult human skeleton and appendicular skeleton! The axial skeleton has all the bones that lie on our central axis,...
