Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    A bursa in the preauricular region between the skin and the underlying temporomandibular joint capsule or parotid fascia. It may…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small bursa between the masseter muscle and the zygomatic arch or mandibular ramus, reducing friction during masticatory movement. It…
  • May 2, 2026
    An inconstant subcutaneous bursa in the submental region between the chin skin and the underlying mentalis muscle or mandibular symphysis.…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small bursa between the temporalis fascia and the zygomatic arch, reducing friction as the temporalis muscle passes deep to…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small bursa may develop between the parotid fascia (parotideomasseteric fascia) and the masseter muscle, or between the parotid gland…
  • May 2, 2026
    A small bursa may develop between the temporalis tendon and the coronoid process of the mandible, reducing friction as the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The sternohyoid inserts via a flat tendinous sheet onto the inferior surface of the hyoid body, providing the inferior attachment…
  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior belly of the digastric originates from the mastoid notch of the temporal bone via a short tendinous attachment,…
  • May 2, 2026
    The median cricothyroid ligament has a central tendinous thickening representing the conus elasticus — the fibroelastic cone extending from the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The tensor veli palatini muscle winds around the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate via a fibrocartilaginous pulley, and its…

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