The study found that the skeletal network of the human head comprises 45 bones and cartilages articulated at 86 contact surfaces.
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- Anatomical networks reveal the musculoskeletal modularity of the human head (nature.com)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5389032 (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1571064522000124 (sciencedirect.com)
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