Bone and Muscle Anatomy The temporal bone is composed of five parts: the squama, the petrous, mastoid, and tympanic parts, as well as the styloid process. These parts attach to muscles involved in ...

The temporal bone is one of the thickest bones in the skull. In this article, we look at the structure and function of this bone and the injuries that can affect it.

Anatomy and Location. The smallest bone of the skull, the vomer is thin and flat. ... (processes) of the sphenoid bone, a central, unpaired bone of the skull. In addition, ...

To be clear, bone conduction isn't a new technology, and Apple didn't invent it. The tech dates back to at least the 1970s, when researchers introduced the first bone-anchored hearing aids.

The sphenoid sinuses are located in the sphenoid bone near the optic nerve and the pituitary gland on the side of the skull. There are seven bones that form the orbit (eye socket), and the ...

Together these form the ethmoid bone, the body, the lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid bone, ... Anatomy: Development, Function, Clinical Correlations. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2002.

Naso-orbital-ethmoid (NOE) fractures constitute a very complex group of fractures with regards to maxillofacial trauma. The NOE complex has a very delicate and intricate anatomical structure, and ...

With this technique, a surgeon removes the tumor through a hollow space in your sphenoid bone, ... The pituitary gland is a small structure that affects many areas of your body and overall health.

To review a group of patients with sphenoid wing meningioma and visual impairment. The technique and results for endoscopic transnasal decompression of the orbital apex is presented. Patients ...

Peggy Peck. Dec. 3, 2002 (Chicago) -- A three-dimensional glimpse of bone micro-architecture suggests that estrogen replacement is an effective treatment for osteoporosis because it "protects and ...