The size of selected human skull foramina in relation to skull capacity

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Wysocki, J ^a,b   Reymond, J ^c   Skarzynski H ^b   Wrobel B ^d  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF HEARING   (Poland)

^c Specialist Hospital   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Emissary veins; Foramina; Human skull; Skull capacity; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOMETRY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; SKULL; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKULL;

EID: 33845939315     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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