HEAD: eMedicine is an online clinical medical knowledge base that was founded in 1996. ... Head and neck anatomy is a specialized study of the human body quite frequently studied in depth by surgeons, dentist, and dental technicians. ... In anatomy, the head of an animal is the rostral part (from anatomical position) that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth (all of which aid in various sensory functions, such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste). ...

Skull - Forehead – Eye – Ear – Tongue – Teeth – Face – Cheek – Chin - Scalp Human skull (front) Human skull (side) In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones. ... Sebastian Sznitka ... The human eye. ... Bat ears come in different sizes and shapes The ear is the sense organ that detects sound. ... The tongue is the large bundle of skeletal muscles on the floor of the foot that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing, (deglutition). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up Cheek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Cheeks are the fleshy area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear, the skin being suspended by the chin and the yaws. ... Look up Chin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The scalp is the anatomical area bordered by the face anteriorly and the neck to the sides and posteriorly. ...

Nose: Nostril - Nasal cavity - Nasal septum - cartilage (Accessory nasal cartilages, Cartilage of the septum, Greater alar cartilage, Lateral nasal cartilage, Lesser alar cartilages, Vomeronasal cartilage) - Vomeronasal cartilage - Choana - Turbinate - Sphenoethmoidal recess - Ethmoid bulla - Hiatus semilunaris - Ostium maxillare - Inferior meatus - Vomeronasal organ - Paranasal sinus - Olfactory glands - Human nose in profile A typical bulbous human nose Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration. ... A nostril is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. ... The nasal cavity (or nasal fossa) is a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face. ... The nasal septum or septum nasi separates the left and right airways in the nose, dividing the two nostrils. ... Choana (plural: Choanae) latinization from the Greek choanē meaning funnel is the posterior nasal aperture. ... In anatomy, a turbinate (or nasal concha) is a long, narrow and curled bone shelf (shaped like an elongated sea-shell) which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose. ... The inferior meatus, the largest of the three meatuses of the nose, is the space between the inferior concha and the floor of the nasal cavity. ... The vomeronasal organ (VNO) or Jacobsons organ (sometimes misspelled Jacobsens) is an auxiliary olfactory sense organ in some vertebrates, all of which are tetrapods. ... The paranasal sinuses are eight (four pairs) air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face. ...

Mouth (Lip, Philtrum, Tongue) - Jaw Look up Mouth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lips are a visible organ at the mouth of humans and many animals. ... The philtrum (Greek philtron, from philein, to love; to kiss) is the vertical groove in the upper lip, formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development. ... The tongue is the large bundle of skeletal muscles on the floor of the foot that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing, (deglutition). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with mandible. ...

NECK: A human neck. ...

Throat – Adam's apple - Larynx - Suboccipital triangle Look up Throat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An example of male laryngeal prominence. ... The pharynx (plural pharynx), or voicebox, is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protection of the trachea and sound production. ...

Triangles of the neck: Anterior triangle of the neck (Inferior carotid triangle, Superior carotid triangle, Submaxillary triangle, Suprahyoid triangle) - Posterior triangle of the neck (Occipital triangle, Subclavian triangle) Anatomists use the term triangles of the neck to describe the divisions created by the major muscles in the region. ... The anterior triangle is bounded, in front, by the middle line of the neck; behind, by the anterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus; its base, directed upward, is formed by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line extending from the angle of the mandible to the... The posterior triangle (or lateral cervical region) is bounded, in front, by the Sternocleidomastoideus; behind, by the anterior margin of the Trapezius; its base is formed by the middle third of the clavicle; its apex, by the occipital bone. ...