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Head

Medical Definition:
Guide Notes:	usually NIM as site; soft parts = FACE, bony parts = SKULL; prefer specific indentions; /anat: consider also CEPHALOMETRY (living skull) & CRANIOMETRY (dead skull); /inj = CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA but consider also SKULL & FACIAL BONES & specifics under each

Head Categories.

	Ear
	Face - The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.
	Scalp - The outer covering of the calvaria. It is composed of several layers: SKIN; subcutaneous connective tissue; the occipitofrontal muscle which includes the tendonous galea aponeurotica; loose connective tissue; and the pericranium (the PERIOSTEUM of the SKULL).
	Skull Base - The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.

Head Medical Definitions and Terms

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