Head and neck anatomy

Introduction Head butting a soccer ball may cause injuries. Cervical spinal injuries are usually categorized as a head and neck injury and their incidence varies from 4 to 22% (Kartal, Yiliran, Senkoylu,& Korkusuz 2004). Severe muscle spasms, spinal cord injuries, herniation of the disc and fracture dislocation are listed as acute injuries to the cervical spine in soccer (Kartal et al., 2004). Kartal et al. (2004) hypothesized that recurrent trauma from head butting a soccer ball may case…

patient. A child’s head is proportionally larger than an adult’s head causing neck flexion and often airway obstruction while in the supine position (Gerardi et al., 1996). In addition, pediatric patients have a relatively large tongue, decreased muscle tone, a shorter, wider and softer epiglottis, a more anterior larynx, a shorter trachea, and a narrower airway with the cricoid ring being the narrowest part (Eckenhoff, 1951). In addition to these differences in their airway anatomy, pediatric…

a lot is known about these dinosaurs from current fossil records, there is still much to learn. The ability to move and support their appendages (primarily the neck and tail) is one aspect of these dinosaurs where research continues to provide new answers. This paper seeks to examine some of the more current research regarding sauropod neck functionality and structure, thus providing a comprehensive understanding of where the scientific world stands regarding this particular topic. Current…

shoulders, and maintaining good wrist posture. Aligning the Lordosis curves of the spine, which are the Cervical (neck) and Lumbar (lower back) curves of the spine that curve outwards, allows support of the head. When the spine is not aligned correctly or the head is bent forward, the muscles of the neck and back must strain to hold the neck up, which can cause pain in the neck and back and can cause spasms. This also happens when the shoulders are scrunched upwards. Maintaining good wrist…

fighting. Moreover, it's an impressive and awesome sight, but do you know how to knock someone out? The anatomy of a knockout punch is a baffling, and incredibly quick series of actions and decisions made by a fighter's mind and body. Warning: A knockout punch not only can kill some participants, it can also break bones and inflict permanent brain damage in people who have had a substantial number of head blows. How to Knock Someone Out One-punch knockouts are what's considered in…

Flavius Agricola is laid out in a semi relaxed position on what appears to be the lid of a coffin that has had a high back and a high side at his head and at his feet. He is laying on his side in a slightly angled position with one leg slightly bent under the other. He has a cloth of some sort partially wrapped around his body, although his foot, head, neck, left side, left hand, torso, and his…

alive. Now was my chance everything I learned about anatomy could help me in this moment. No more time to be wasted I go into the room with anatomy deep in my veins. The knowledge of anatomy helps in the saving of lives, but we didn’t always have this information. Anatomy has a history, however, how did it all begin, and who brought the knowledge of human anatomy to us. To understand…

This lab sounds exciting. In my high school, human anatomy class, we did an activity that was very like the two-point discrimination across the skin activity. That was almost 3 years ago so I am excited to re-try the activity and see if I can do any better than I did in high school. Along with the visual lab activity I think that the tasks will be difficult. Although I have not done an activity like the peripheral vision cards or an activity such as looking at the jerky or smooth movements of…

sex. He is the first to draw a fetus in the womb. Because he wants to know "birth miracle". And at the same time is also the first person to draw the appendix in the abdominal cavity. In addition, Leonardo da Vinci often depicts the drawings of the neck muscles, shoulder muscles. In 2005, his paintings inspired a British heart surgeon leader to develop a new method to repair the damaged…

might protect against skull fractures, but they are useless in preventing further brain damage. Research by Guskiewicz and Mihalik (2011), state that “sport-related concussion typically results from forces directly imparted to the head or indirectly through the neck, resulting in a combination of rapid acceleration and deceleration. Such forces create linear and/or rotational acceleration/deceleration on the brain.” This movement of the brain back and forth is commonly referred to as slosh…