By Varun + April 12th, 2008
Salivary Glands: These are the secretory glands or the Exocrine Glands which secrete a multi functional fluid known as Saliva.
Saliva which is a combination of many substances with varied functions is a slightly viscous fluid which is composed of many substances which are produced and secreted into the oral cavity by different salivary glands and [...]
By Varun + April 10th, 2008
Skull: It is defined as the Skeleton of the head.
It is also called as cranium
All the bones in the skull are joined immovably by joints known as sutures, But with an exception the mandible which is joined by the movable Temporomandibular joint(TMJ)
Skull is divided into 2 main parts:
1) Brain box/calvaria- upper part of the skull [...]
By Varun + April 6th, 2008
In Dental Histology as you can see from the name we deal with
-Dental: about the tooth and its surrounding structures
-Histology: study of the microscopic structures like the cells and fibers in the tooth structure
So in dental histology we deal with the microscopic study of the structures of the tooth and the structures in the oral cavity surrounding [...]
By Varun + March 19th, 2008
General Human Anatomy in the first year consists of the following :
Introduction:
Detailed Anatomy and Osteology of Head and Neck
Paranasal Air sinuses
Lymphatics and Air Sinuses
Gross Anatomy of Brain
Study Of Cranial Nerves- in detail extra cranial course 5th, 7th and 9th nerves and upper cervical nerves
Embryology:
Embryology of head and neck with emphasis on the development of [...]
By Varun + March 9th, 2008
Dental Anatomy : It is the branch of Gross anatomy which deals with morphology of teeth and its surrounding structures (oral cavity).
It can also be defined as the study and classification of different teeth in the oral cavity. In this subject we learn about the morphology of all the 28 teeth in our oral cavity [...]