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- Dictionaryskull/skʌl/
noun
- 1. a bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head: "he broke his collar bone and fractured his skull"
verb
- 1. hit (someone) on the head: informal "my waking came in drugged stages—I had been skulled"
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5 hari yang lalu · The skull consists of 22 cranial and facial bones, which, with the exception of the mandible, are tightly fused together. The skull encases and protects the brain as well as the special sense organs of vision, hearing, balance, taste and smell.
2 hari yang lalu · The human skull is used universally as a symbol of death. Death is the end of life ; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism . [1] The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. [2]
5 hari yang lalu · Neck, in land vertebrates, the portion of the body joining the head to the shoulders and chest. Some important structures contained in or passing through the neck include the seven cervical vertebrae and enclosed spinal cord, the jugular veins and carotid arteries, part of the esophagus, the larynx.
1 hari yang lalu · The fetal skull is the most difficult part of the baby to pass through the mother’s pelvic canal, due to the hard bony nature of the skull. Understanding the anatomy of the fetal skull and its diameter will help you recognise how a labour is progressing, and whether the baby’s head is ‘presenting’ correctly as it comes down the birth canal.
5 hari yang lalu · At birth, the skull is incompletely developed, and fibrous membranes separate the cranial bones. These membranous areas are called fontanels. They permit some movement between the bones, so that the developing skull is partially compressible and can slightly change shape.
4 hari yang lalu · Skulls found in battleground graves with holes drilled over fracture lines suggest that trepanation may have been used to treat TBI in ancient times. Ancient Mesopotamians knew of head injury and some of its effects, including seizures, paralysis, and loss of sight, hearing or speech. [180]
3 hari yang lalu · Genetically determined morphological integration directs the evolution of skull shape in humans, according to new research.
