Human Anatomy, Part 1 - K. A. Dyubenko, A. K. Kolomiysev, Yu. B. Chaykovsky 2002

Special Part
Myology, myologia [the study of muscles] — Muscles and fasciae of the head
Regions of the head, regiones, and regions of the face, regiones facialis

Regions of the HEAD, regiones capitis (see Fig. 141):

- frontal region, regio frontalis:

- parietal region, regio parietalis;

- occipital region, regio occipitalis;

- temporal region, regio temporalis;

- auricular region, regio auricularis;

- mastoid region, regio mastoidea.

Facial regions, regiones faciales (see Fig. 141):

- orbital region, regio orbitalis;

- nasal region, regio nasalis;

- infraorbital region, regio infraorbitalis;

- zygomatic region, regio zygomatica;

- buccal region, regio buccalis;

- oral region, regio oralis;

- mental region, regio mentalis;

- parotid-masseteric region, regio parotideomasseterica.



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