Morphometric and morphological evaluation of temporozygomatic suture anatomy in dry adult human skulls.

This study aims to evaluate the position, morphometric, and morphological features of the temporozygomatic suture (TZS) located on the zygomatic arch (ZA) in dry adult human skulls. Thirty-two crania were evaluated. Measurements for the TZS were carried out using the ImageJ software.

Assessment of the opinions and experiences of anatomy educators regarding the distance anatomy education in medical facilities under the effect of COVID-19 in Turkey.

Purpose: Aim of this research is to assess the perceptions and views of the anatomy lecturers (educators) of the medical faculties in Turkey on undergraduate distance anatomy education during the COVID-19.

Methods: Anatomy educators nationwide were invited to the online questionnaire developed by the authors. Ninety-one anatomy educators participated in the questionnaire.

Evaluation of views and perceptions of the medical faculty students about distance anatomy education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the students' opinions about the distance anatomy education given in our faculty at the COVID-19 pandemic and present our department's experiences.

Methods: An online questionnaire designed for medical faculty students. The questionnaire was applied to 355 volunteer medical faculty students.

The practical examination types (spot test and slide test) of gross anatomy course in faculty of medicine: a simultaneous evaluation of the aspect of student success.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the students' scores of the spot (spotter/classical/traditional/tag/ring/bell-ringer) test (3D environment) performed in the laboratory with the slide test (gross anatomy images) (2D environment) in the class. The observation of our department regarding both types for practical examination was reported, in terms of exam marks of the students. Both are preferred as the practical examination types for gross anatomy course our in medical faculty.

The morphometry, localization, and shape types of the fovea capitis femoris, and their relationship with the femoral head parameters.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the morphometric properties of the fovea capitis femoris (FCF) and its localization on the femoral head, the shape types, and the relationship with the femoral head parameters.

Methods: This study was performed on 146 dry femora. The morphological and morphometric properties were evaluated on dry bones and digital images of these bones.

The investigation of the carrying angle of the elbow in fetal period.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine the carrying angle in human fetuses and to identify variations in carrying angle by gender, fetal age and elbow side in fetal period.

Methods: This study was carried out on 20 dead human fetuses (13 males, 7 females) fixed with formaldehyde, aged between 10-35 weeks of gestation, without external anomalies. Ages of the fetuses were determined according to the general growth parameters.

The morphometric development and clinical importance of the hyoid bone during the fetal period.

It was aimed that the morphometric development of the hyoid bone throughout the fetal period be anatomically researched and its clinical importance be evaluated. A total of 90 human fetuses (44 male, 46 female) whose ages varied between 18 and 40 gestational weeks and without an external pathology or anomaly were involved in the study. The fetuses were divided into groups according to gestational weeks and trimesters.

Cephalometric investigation of craniomaxillofacial structures during the prenatal period: a cadaver study.

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the morphometric development of the cranial base and its related structures, and their growth rate changes from the ninth gestational week to full term in a large group of human fetuses.

Methods: We selected 203 (109 male, 94 female) fetuses between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation and without any external anomalies. From each fetus, standard lateral and posteroanterior cephalometric images were taken using a dental digital panoramic and cephalometric x-ray machine.

Morphometric evaluation of craniofacial and alveolar arch structures in anencephalic human fetuses: a cadaveric study.

Objective : The aim of the present study was to compare the morphometrics of the craniofacial and alveolar arch structures of anencephalic fetuses with those of normal human fetuses without anencephaly or any other anomaly. Design : Original article. Methods : Standard lateral and posteroanterior cephalometric radiographs of 23 anencephalic and 33 normal human fetuses aged between 21 and 40 weeks of gestation were compared.

The impact of prefertilization chronic mild stress on postnatal morphometric development.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of chronic mild stress (CMS) induced before the fertilization on gestational maternal weight, length of gestation, and postnatal morphometric development.

Material And Method: Study is carried out on 18 Wistar albino rats; six females in the stress group, six females in the control group, and six males to be used for mating. CMS was induced in rats of the stress group for 4 weeks, followed by a post-CMS waiting period of 5-weeks.

An investigation into the morphometric developments of the maxillary and mandibular arches during the fetal period.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the developments, morphometric features, and shapes of the maxillary and mandibular arches during the prenatal period in a large series of fetal material.

Methods: The study was carried out on 225 human fetuses aged between 8 and 40 weeks of gestation. General, extraoral, and intraoral parameters were taken from each fetus.

Size and location of the kidneys during the fetal period.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the morphometric development and location of the kidneys during the fetal period.

Methods: Three hundred and forty-four fetal kidneys, obtained from 172 human fetuses and aged between 9 and 40 weeks, were used in this study. Fetuses were divided into four groups according to the gestational weeks: first trimester, second trimester, third trimester, and full-term gestation.

Morphometry of the gallbladder during the fetal period.

Purpose: In this study, our objective was to investigate the development of the gallbladder, its morphological structure and relationship with the adjacent organs during the fetal period.

Materials And Methods: A total of 118 human fetuses (60 males, 58 females) between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation without any external anomaly or pathology were included. They were divided into four groups according the gestational age: I (9-12 weeks), II (13-25 weeks), III (26-37 weeks) and IV (term, 38-40 weeks).

The development of fetal pylorus during the fetal period.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the localization of the pylorus, its macroscopic and microscopic development and relationship with neighboring structures.

Materials And Methods: The study is carried out on 160 human fetuses aged between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation. Abdomen was divided into four quadrants by horizontal and vertical planes passing through the umbilicus.

Development of spleen during the fetal period.

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the location and development of the spleen in the human fetuses.

Materials And Methods: The study was carried on 141 dead human fetuses aged between 9 and 40 weeks with no marked pathology and anomaly in the years 2002-2003. The location of spleen with the neighboring structures, the existence of accessory spleens, notches on the borders, fissures on the surfaces, major ligaments and the shape of spleen and its hilum were established.

Size and location of the fetal diaphragm during the fetal period in human fetuses.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the development and the size and localization of the diaphragm during the fetal period in human fetuses.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and eighty-four diaphragm obtained from human fetuses aged between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation was used in this study. The localization of the diaphragm with respect to abdominal cavity and the level of costodiaphragmatic recess with respect to the ribs were determined.

The development of stomach during the fetal period.

The objective of this study was to explore the fetal development of the stomach, its morphology and relationship with neighboring structures. The study is carried out in 2003 using 160 human embryos and fetuses (81 males and 79 females) aged between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation. None of the cases had any external pathology or anomaly.

Determination of dimensions and angles of mandible in the fetal period.

The aim of the present study was to determine the dimensions of the mandible during the fetal period, the relationship between the growth rates of the angle of the mandible and the dimensions of the mandible. Furthermore the angle of union of the two halves of the body of the mandible on the horizontal mandibular plane, which was not described elsewhere, is explored in this study. One hundred and sixty-one human fetuses (83 males and 78 females) without any cranio-facial or mandibular asymmetry, external pathology or anomaly and aged between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation were used in the study.

Lithium-induced lung toxicity in rats: the effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE).

Aims: We aimed to evaluate the effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on lithium (Li)-induced lung toxicity.

Methods: Twenty-two adult male Wistar albino rats weighing between 280 and 300 g were used. The rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, Li and Li+CAPE groups.

Fetal development of the hand, digits and digit ratio (2D:4D).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate growth patterns in human hands, digits and digit ratio (2D:4D) during the fetal period.

Methods: The study is carried out on 161 human fetuses (83 males, 78 females) free from external pathology or malformation with ages ranging between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation. Following general external measurements, length and width of the hand, digit lengths separate for each hand was measured, hand index and the ratio of the lengths of the 2nd finger to the 4th finger (2D:4D index) was computed.

Size and location of the fetal human ovary.

Objective: To determine the development and the localization of the ovaries during the fetal period.

Material And Methods: One hundred and fifty-four ovaries obtained from 77 human fetuses aged between 9 and 40 weeks of gestation were used in this study. Firstly, the shapes and the positions of the ovaries were established.