title: Woodpeckers and head injury.
abstract: The woodpecker is an experiment in Nature, a model for the investigation of mechanisms of basic importance for head injury and its prevention. A preliminary anatomical study of the woodpecker's head suggests that it may be fruitful to explore impact protective systems which are radically different from those in common use.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000517:prevention & control; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004210:Dissection; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011482:Protective Devices; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000517:prevention & control; D014732:Vibration