Former and present aspects in neuro-skull architecture.
The classical authors considered the functional resistance of the neuro-skull to consist of arcs at the arch level, rafters at the base and pillars at the joint of the arcs and rafters, those last also connecting the neuro-skull framework and that of the viscero-skull. The new outlooks replace the term pillar with that of resistance node and assemble the arcs and rafters within common structures, named resistance belts. The belts are: one in transversal, three sagittal, two in frontal plane and two oblique positions. At the intersection of the belts, the resistance nodes are placed.
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Department of Anatomy, Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania. niculescu.virgil@gmail.com
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D019245:Compressive Strength; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000639:trends*; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D015050:Zygoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology