Viscerocranium may refer to one of two related concepts:
In human anatomy and development, viscerocranium usually refers to elements of the skull that are not part of the braincase (as opposed to the neurocranium), and which can be subdivided into:
The membranous viscerocranium, comprising the facial skeleton
The cartilaginous viscerocranium, comprising the splanchnocranium
In comparative anatomy of vertebrates, viscerocranium usually refers specifically to the splanchnocranium (as opposed to the endocranium and dermatocranium)
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Viscerocranium may refer to one of two related concepts: In human anatomy and development, viscerocranium usually refers to elements of the skull that...
development, the facial skeleton is sometimes called the membranous viscerocranium, which comprises the mandible and dermatocranial elements that are not...
The splanchnocranium (or visceral skeleton) is the portion of the cranium that is derived from pharyngeal arches. Splanchno indicates to the gut because...
In humans, these two parts are the neurocranium (braincase) and the viscerocranium (facial skeleton) that includes the mandible as its largest bone. The...
bones: two of the neurocranium, the frontal and ethmoid, and two of the viscerocranium, the maxilla and the inferior nasal concha. In early lobe-finned fishes...
sphenoidal body and at the sphenoidal conchae). eleven bones of the viscerocranium—, two nasal bones, two maxillae, two lacrimals, two palatines, two inferior...
important bone in the midface. It provides structural support for the viscerocranium. It is perforated by numerous foramina for the passage of the nutrient...
cranial bones that houses and protect the brain—and the facial skeleton (viscerocranium) composed of fourteen bones, not including the three ossicles of the...
unique through the anatomical variation present in the bones of the viscerocranium (and neurocranium). The bones involved in shaping the face are mainly...
is classified as true HFH (THFH) with unilateral enlargement of the viscerocranium, and partial HFH (PHFH) in which not all structures are enlarged. Hemifacial...
modern wolves, the Paleolithic dog had a shorter skull length, a shorter viscerocranium (face) length, and a wider snout. It had a wider palate and wider braincase...
glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process animal organ morphogenesis embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis polysaccharide biosynthetic process forebrain development...
paramesonephric duct development urogenital system development embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis metanephric S-shaped body morphogenesis endoderm formation...
positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis cellular response...
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