As you turn around and exit the vagina, you may come across an elastic ring of skin surrounding the outer opening. Or you may not. Either way, this is called thehymenand has absolutely no bearing on who you are or how you’ve lived your life, despite what other misguided people may c...
DigastricAnterior belly: digastric fossa of themandibleMandibleThe largest and strongest bone of the face constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.Jaw and Temporomandibular Joint: AnatomyAnterior and posterior bellies: intermediate tendonAnterior belly: mylohyoid nerve, branch of themandibul...
The facial nerve formation starts in the third week of development. It is a nerve from the second branchial or pharyngeal arch. The muscles of the face also derive from this arch. These muscles include but are not limited to the occipitofrontal, stylohyoid, posterior belly of the digastric, ...
posterior belly of digastric muscle, stylohyoid muscle and ligament, and facial nerve (CN VII) within the parotid gland, while the pharyngeal wall, superior laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve (CN X), and deep lobe of the parotid gland are posterior to ECA. The pharyngeal branch of the vag...
The digastric muscle has 2 bellies with different innervations. The anterior belly is innervated by the mylohyoid nerve (a branch of the mandibular nerve). The posterior belly is innervated by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). Pharyngeal branches from the vagus nerve innervate the pharyngeal...
For each cadaver, an dissection was conducted on the right side of the abdominal wall to be acquainted with the anatomy. While on the contralateral side the lateral-rectus approach was used to simulate the surgical procedure to expose the pelvic ring. Anatomical observation and measurement of the...
or else your trip will likely be short and even more unpleasant than it already is.) To find the prostate, venture a few inches inside and start pressing against the forward wall, as if you’re curving your finger to point at your belly button. You should find a hard, kinda roundish ...
The tendon spreads superolaterally into a muscle belly that inserts into the lower surface of the middle third of the body of clavicle (groove for subclavius muscle). The subclavius is enclosed by the clavipectoral fascia, which is a fibrous connective tissue that spans the interval between...
Whenever the diaphragm (the muscular section between the belly and the chest) and the intercostal muscles flex, the chest cavity expands, and the pressure between your lungs and your chest wall including within the lungs decreases. This decrease in pressure within the lungs absorbs air from the ...
Anterior belly of digastric muscle Digastric fossa Genioglossus muscle Superior mental spine Geniohyoid muscle Inferior mental spine Mylohyoid muscle Mylohyoid line Muscles that insert to the mandible Lateral pterygoid muscle Pterygoid fossa Temporalis muscle Apex and medial surface of coronoid pro...