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Skull , Skull
Definition
The skull—or cranium—is the skeleton of the head. It includes the brain case and the bones of the face and jaw.
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The skul… fibula , fibula •ampulla, bulla, fuller, Müller, pula, puller •titular • Weissmuller • wirepuller •incunabula, tabular •preambular • glandular • coagula •angu… Bone , bone Fairly early in the evolution of multicellular organisms it became an advantage to have a hard body component which could provide protection for… Musculoskeletal System , Skeletal System Overview (Morphology)
When death has occurred weeks or months before a body is discovered, decomposition removes much of the body flu… Cheek bone , zygomatic arch (zygoma) The bone at the side of the skull which forms an arch from beneath the orbit to a position toward the back of the head. It is… Bone Transplantation , Definition
Bone grafting is a surgical procedure by which new bone or a replacement material is placed into spaces between or around broken bone (fra…
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