Head & Neck Anatomy
HUMAN ANATOMY
The study of human form and structures.
SURFACE ANATOMY
The study of external forms, conours and the appearance of skin and superficial vessels.
ORGANOLOGY
The study of the shape and position of organs.
REGIONAL ANATOMY
The study of organs in a certain part of the body.
TOPOGRAPHICAL ANATOMY
The study of how the position of organs relate to each other.
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
The study of the finer arrangement of the structures of organs.
SYSTEMATICAL ANATOMY
The study of organ systems.
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HEAD & NECK ANATOMY
The branch of medical science that involves the study, identification, description and function of the structures in the head and neck.
Study of the head and neck includes the base of skull and facial bones, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial and neck musculature and lymph nodes draining these areas along with innervation and blood supply to all areas of the head and neck.