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Head & Skull

Head & Skull - Superior Skull

Lateral Head     Face     Superior Skull     Posterior Skull     Inferior Skull     Lateral Skull    

Keywords: basi-occipital (basal plate), body of sphenoid, carotid canal, cerebral prominence, chondrocranium, definitive auricle shape, distinct chin, distinct neck, dorsum sellae, downturning nose, epithelial plug in naris, ethmoid, exoccipital, foramen magnum, frontal region, greater wing of sphenoid, helix of auricle, hyoid, hypoglossal canal, interorbital groove, jugular foramen, lesser wing of sphenoid, lower lid of convergent eye, lower lip, mandible, nasal capsule, nasal cavity (nasal sac), nasal septum, occipital condyle, optic canal, partial eyelid fusion, petrous part of temporal bone (otic capsule), pharyngeal arch 1 cartilage (Meckel), pharyngeal arch 2 cartilage, shrinkage groove(s) (artifact), superior orbital fissure, supra-occipital, thyroid cartilage, tragus of auricle, upper lid of convergent eye

Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.