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MastoiditisMastoiditis. A purist's definition of mastoiditis includes all inflammatory processes of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone.
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Skull Base, Petrous Apex, TumorsSkull Base, Petrous Apex, Tumors. The petrous apex lies at the anterior superior portion of the temporal bone. ... portion of the temporal bone. Access ...
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Craniosynostosis Management... Pathogenesis The neonate calvarium is composed of the frontal, parietal, temporal, sphenoid, and occipital bones. A suture separates each of these bones. ...
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Pharynx Anatomy...the basilar part of the occipital bone, the petrous part of the temporal bone anterior to the carotid canal, the border of the medial pterygoid...points ...
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Snakebite... pit vipers. Media file 1: Snakebite. Western diamondback rattlesnake. A triangular-shaped head, nostril pits (heat-sensing organs), elliptical pupils, and ...
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de Lange Syndrome... Synophrys Long, curly eyelashes Short nose with anteverted nares Triangular nasal tip Long philtrum Crescent-shaped mouth Thin lips Widely spaced ( ...
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Ear Reconstruction and Salvage Procedures...from the tragus to the root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. The posterior ligament passes from the posterior surface of the ...
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Pylorus-Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple Procedure)... Vater. Relevent Anatomy The pancreas is prismoid in shape and appears triangular in cut section with superior, inferior, and anterior borders as well ...
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Eustachian Tube Function... end. It passes through the squamous and petrous portions of the temporal bone but narrows gradually to the isthmus, which is the narrowest ...
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Exploratory Tympanotomy...the inner ear. The middle ear inhabits the petrous portion of the temporal bone and is filled with air secondary to communication with the ...