Category Anatomy

Lower limb

41 Joints of the lower limb, Articulationes membri inferioris 41.1 Bony connections of the pelvic girdle, Juncturae cinguli pelvici Name Type of connection Types of movements Sacroiliac joint Articulatio sacroiliaca rigid joint,amphiarthrosis flexibility and rotation by a few millimeters as…

Upper limb

23 Joints of the upper limb, Articulationes membri superioris 23.1 Joints of the shoulder girdle Name of joint Type of joint Types of movements Medial clavicular joint Articulatio sternoclavicularis, Articulationes cinguli pectoralis uneven articular surfaces, Articulatio irregularis, functionally: spheroidal joint,…

Neck

6 Muscles of the pharynx The pharyngeal muscles are divided into constrictor muscles (Mm. constrictores pharyngis superior, medius and inferior) and levator muscles (M. stylopharyngeus, M. salpingopharyngeus and M. palatopharyngeus) . 6.1 Pharyngeal constrictor muscles M. constrictor pharyngis superior Rr.…

Head

1 Facial muscles The facial (mimic) muscles only partially originate from defined bony structures, but all insert into the skin. 1.1 Forehead, vertex, temple M. occipitofrontalis and M. temporoparietalis are collectively named the M. epicranius. M. occipitofrontalis N. facialis [VII]…

Neuroanatomy

Major Parts of the Brain and Orientation Structure/Function Development of the brain; a, b schematic frontal sections; c median section; d view from the left side. Week 4: formation of three primary brain vesicles (forebrain [prosencephalon] , midbrain [mesencephalon] ,…

Neck

Surface Anatomy of the Neck Triangles of the Neck Content of the Anterior and Posterior Triangles of the Neck Content Anterior Triangle of the Neck Posterior Triangle of the Neck Arteries External carotid artery with branches Internal carotid Occipital Transverse…