Head and neck anatomy, artwork

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Head and neck anatomy. Artwork showing the anatomy of various regions of the head and neck, as seen from the side. The upper skull (cranium) is shown, with the upper area obscured by hair. The bones of the eye, nose and ear are shown, but most of the jaw bones are removed to show the tongue, teeth and upper throat (pharynx). Within the throat, the hyoid bone is shown, and the cartilages of the larynx (voice box), and the rings of cartilage of the trachea. Also in this region is the thyroid gland (pink). At right are the vertebrae (spinal bones) forming the cervical (neck) part of the vertebral column.

José Antonio Peñas/Science Source