Beauchene skull
Beauchene skull noun: a specimen of a human skull, used for medical teaching, whose bones are disarticulated along the sutures and mounted at a distance on brass supports.
Noun
Beauchene skull (plural Beauchene skulls)
- A specimen of a human skull, used for medical teaching, whose bones are disarticulated along the sutures and mounted at a distance on brass supports.
- Identify the structures of the nasal septum on an articulated skull (and a Beauchene skull, if available) or use the search text box to locate these structures in Real Anatomy (Skeletal).2017, Connie Allen, Valerie Harper, “Exercise 9: Axial Skeleton”, in Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology, 6th edition, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 120
- Synonyms:
- exploded skull
Synonyms of Beauchene skull
Forms of Beauchene skull
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Origin of Beauchene skull
The method was developed by Edmé François Chauvot de Beauchêne (1780–1830), French surgeon and anatomist.
Questions about Beauchene skull
- What does Beauchene skull mean?
- Beauchene skull means a specimen of a human skull, used for medical teaching, whose bones are disarticulated along the sutures and mounted at a distance on brass supports.
- What part of speech is Beauchene skull?
- Beauchene skull is a noun.
- What is the plural of Beauchene skull?
- The plural of Beauchene skull is Beauchene skulls.
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