Head and Neck as anatomical region of the body

Question 1

What is the chondrocranium?

Answer 1

Part of the neurocranium forming the skull base (removal of the skull cap)

Question 2

Clinical correlations of the neck region being so small

Answer 2

Region can become congested quickly e.g., pathological changes, strangulation, asphyxiation

Question 3

Why is the neck organised into facial compartments?

Answer 3

Easier for movements of one plane over another during movements like swallowing and breathing etc. useful for surgeons to use these planes for bloodless dissections.