Skull

concentration on this fact helped Jericho weather attacks from foreign peoples, leaving a long legacy of civilization behind. In terms of religion, we speculate the formation of cult-like groups from the discovery of the plaster covered skulls. These skulls were likely the skulls of their ancestors, and likely played a large role in their system of religious beliefs. Found at important locations within the homes, it is conceivable that the residents of Jericho felt conscious about their…

the Dutch physician Eugene Dubois near the village of Trinil, along the Solo River, on the island of Java, Indonesia. Dubois's finds, a partial skull and a thigh-bone, contrasted remarkably. The skull-cap, significantly smaller and lower in height than those of modern humans, had a large projecting brow ridge and a sloping forehead. The inside of the skull had a brain volume about half that of modern humans. The thigh-bone, on the other hand, was identical to that of a modern human,…

Both meningoceles and encephaloceles are conditions of the skull. A meningocele can also occur in the spinal cord. In the case of an encephalocele, the brain and the membranes that cover the brain protrude through the skull due to gaps, which are birth defects. In the case of a meningocele, the membranes that cover the brain and the spine protrude out of spinal cord and skull gaps. Both concussions and contusions involve severe damage to the brain, that must be treated. However, in the case of…

The word “concussion” derives from the Latin verb concutere which means “to shake violently. To put it simply, a concussion can be described as; a blow to the head which in turn creates a plethora of physical and cognitive symptoms. Knowing general information about concussions is common. People understand how they happen and how to take care of them. They understand that it has something to do with hitting your head and moving your brain. However, the actual disruption of homeostasis caused by…

individual variations in acceptance to the illness. For instance, a child's capability to compensate for enlarged CSF pressure and extension of the ventricles varies from a grown-up's. The infant skull can enlarge to accommodate the buildup of CSF because the sutures (the fibrous joints that attach the bones of the skull) have not yet closed. In infancy, the clearest sign of hydrocephalus is frequently a fast growth in head circumference or a strangely big head size. Other signs might contain…

impact the bullet made on the human body. When a bullet impacts bone, it leaves a pattern of injury that allows an anthropologist to evaluate these factors. This paper will focus on the patterns of injuries that might appear from gunshot wounds to the skull. Archaeologically, cranial gunshot wounds tend to involve bevelling at the entrance and exit wounds. A case from Victorian London showed how easy it was to mistake a homicide for a suicide. A wide variety of wounds from the Battle of Little…

Overview: Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome, or more commonly referred to as Brachycephalic syndrome or abbreviated BAOS, is a syndrome that leads to respiratory distress in the affected breeds of dogs (CIDD). Brachycephalia is best described as a chondrodysplasia that has been a product of selected breeding of domesticated breeds of dogs and cats (Koch). Breed standards often encourage and require these negative anatomical features, ensuring these abnormalities are continually bred…

covered the ear completely. They were ridiculed for hindering communication on the playing field. The first helmets offering full protection of the skull and featuring holes in the earflaps were introduced between 1915 and 1917. The new flat-top caps were still made of soft leather and it offered some suspension, rather than resting directly on the skull. During the 1920s and 1930s, makers began to utilize harder leathers and some fabric cushioning…

Sexing based on the pelvis and the skull is widely regarded as the best methods and in turn is of primary use in legal and medical practice when possible. While the typical morphological means of identifying sex based on the skull and pelvis still hold as the most used and reliable, other methods were necessary when those elements are not present. The use of non-typical features such…

at 37 weeks by C-section because the baby was lacking oxygen, causing his mother to have pregnancy complications. He weighed 5.6 pounds and was 17.7 inches long. He was examined shortly after his birth because of suspicion of his abnormally shaped skull. He had a high bulging forehead, tipped forward nostrils, low rotated ears, a short neck, and surplus skin. He was born with Gomez-Lopez-Hernandez Syndrome, which is also known as Cerebellotrigeminal-dermal dysplasia. It is a neurocutaneous…