The hyoid bone at the base secures the tongue to the neck. The frenulum is the fibrous band of tissue that connects the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. The three distinct parts of the tongue include the tip, body, and base of the tongue: Tip: The most mobile section of the ...
Fig. 5.1 Comparison of female cetacean genital morphology. The excised reproductive tracts are positioned ventral up with an incision down the midline. The uterine horns are at the top of each specimen, and the vaginal opening is at the bottom. The species are (1) Balaenoptera acutorostrata, ...
Tongue- Creates an arch that superimposes over the mandibular teeth and portions of the maxillary teeth Soft palate- Creates an arch that superimposes above the tongue Epiglottis- Radiopaque structure seem behind the tongue Oropharynx- Creates a column of soft tissue that superimposes behind the man...
Sinuses are air-filled cavities located on either side of the horse’s head, above, below and between the eyes. They extend down the face to the lower end of the cheekbones. Often referred to asparanasal sinuses (鼻...
In all, children have 20 baby teeth - 10 on the top and 10 on the bottom. These teeth act as placeholders for the adult teeth that grow in after the baby teeth fall out. Keep in mind that just because these teeth are destined to fall out, doesn't mean that they shouldn't be care...
The rectum is the 8-inch long section at the bottom of your colon. When it fills with poop, its walls get stretched, signaling your brain that you need to go to the bathroom. If that's not convenient at the moment, the rectum stores the poop until you can go. The rectum also puts...
The oral cavity is bounded by the teeth, tongue, hard palate, and soft palate. These structures make up the mouth and play a key role in the first step of digestion: ingestion. This is where the teeth and tongue work with salivary glands to break down food into small masses that can ...
The bones of the human skeleton are divided into two groups. The appendicular skeleton, and the axial skeleton. Let’s work our way down this axis to learn about these structures and the bones that form them.
Then there'd be a footnote at the bottom, and it would explain the Latin for all of these medical terms in these books. And so it would say Latin, the part for which you should be ashamed, and it would have no other context. It just told me that was the shame part. And I was...
The structures of the upper respiratory system warm and clean the air by trapping particles and pollutants before they travel into the lungs.