Anatomy and Cell Biology

Anatomy and Cell Biology

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2093-3665(pISSN)
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2093-3673(eISSN)

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Health Sciences ＞ Biomedical Sciences

Aim & Scope

Anatomy & Cell Biology (Anat Cell Biol, ACB, pISSN 2093-3665/eISSN 2093-3673) is an international forum for multi-perspective discussion of all fields of anatomy, particularly the field of cell biology based on anatomy. The journal publishes papers from basic to applied fields, and covers studies of all levels of biological organizations in human and animal models. Studies with an integrative perspective of anatomical structures at several levels of organization from molecules to living organisms are particularly welcome. ACB’s broad audience ranges from molecular biologists to clinicians. All manuscripts receive prompt editorial attention and rigorous peer review process under the supervision of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. ACB features 1) original articles, 2) review articles, 3) case reports, and 4) Letters-to-editor. ACB published the first issue as volume 43, number 1 in March, 2010 and is the official journal of Korean Association of Anatomists (KAA), succeeding Korean Journal of Anatomy (ISSN 1225-1305) that started in 1958. ACB is published quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and December. All materials published in ACB are copyrighted by KAA. Copyright assignment and duality of interest disclosure forms (found in the back of each issue) must be signed by all authors and returned to the editorial office before a manuscript is published. Requests for permission to use figures of tables or to adapt of reprint articles from this journal should be sent by letter or fax to the Editor-In-Chief. Manuscripts for submission to ACB should be prepared according to Instructions for authors which can be found at our website (http://acbjournal.org/index.php?body=instructions). All manuscripts must be submitted online (http://www.acbjournal.com/submission/Login.html). Copyright and duality of interest forms should be faxed to (82) 2-393-8076. Submission and publication do not incur any charge. ACB is listed in Scopus, PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), EBSCO, KoreaMed, Synapse, ESCI, Google Scholar, and WorldWideScience.

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Volume 52 Issue 1

Volume 49 Issue 2

Incidence of pterygospinous and pterygoalar bridges in dried skulls of Koreans

Ryu, Sol-Ji;Park, Min-Kyu;Lee, U-Young;Kwak, Hyun-Ho 143

https://doi.org/10.5115/acb.2016.49.2.143

Understanding of morphological structures such as the sphenoid spine and pterygoid processes is important during lateral transzygomatic infratemporal fossa approach. In addition, osseous variations such as pterygospinous and pterygoalar bridges are significant in clinical practice because they can produce various neurological disturbances or block the passage of a needle into the trigeminal ganglion through the foramen ovale. Two hundred and eighty-four sides of Korean adult dry skulls were observed to carry out morphometric analysis of the lateral plate of the pterygoid process, to investigate, for the first time among Koreans, the incidence of the pterygospinous and pterygoalar bony bridges, to compare the results with those available for other regional populations, and to discuss their clinical relevance as described on literatures. The mean of maximum widths of the left and right lateral plates of the pterygoid process were 15.99 mm and 16.27 mm, respectively. Also, the mean of maximum heights of the left and right lateral plates were 31.02 mm and 31.01 mm, respectively. The ossified pterygospinous ligament was observed in 51 sides of the skulls (28.0%). Ossification of the pterygospinous ligament was complete in four sides (1.4%). In 47 sides (16.6%), the pterygospinous bridge was incomplete. The ossified pterygoalar ligament was observed in 24 sides of the skulls (8.4%). Ossification was complete in eight sides (2.8%) and incomplete in 16 sides (5.6%). This detailed analysis of the lateral plate of the pterygoid process and related ossification of ligaments can improve the understanding of complex clinical neuralgias associated with this region.