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• Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …   Medical dictionary

• Riolan anastomosis arch etc. — Ri·o·lan anastomosis, arch, etc. (re″o lahґ) [Jean Riolan, French physician and physiologist, 1580–1657] see under anastomosis, arch, bone, muscle, nosegay, and ossicle …   Medical dictionary

• Riolan bones — small bones resembling wormian (sutural) bones, sometimes found in the suture between the occipital bone and the petrous portion of the temporal bone …   Medical dictionary

• Riolan ossicles — small bones occasionally seen in the suture between the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and the occipital bone …   Medical dictionary

• Riolan — Jean, French anatomist and botanist, 1577–1657. See R. anastomosis, R. arc, R. arcades, under arcade, R. bones, under bone, R. bouquet, R. muscle …   Medical dictionary

• Riolan nosegay — the group of muscles that take their origin from the styloid process of the temporal bone …   Medical dictionary

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