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Cranial Bones: Superior and Posterior View
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2023
The superior view of the cranium shows the frontal and paired parietal bones. The frontal bone is the single bone that forms the forehead. At its anterior midline, between the eyebrows, there is a slight depression called the glabella. The frontal bone also forms the supraorbital margin of the orbit. Near the middle of this margin is the supraorbital foramen, the opening that provides passage for a sensory nerve to the forehead. The frontal bone is thickened just above each supraorbital margin,...
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Superior Lacrimal Gland Removal: A Surgical Technique to Remove the Palpebral and Orbital Parts of Superior Lacrimal Gland from Rabbit Model
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2025
This video describes the surgical procedure to remove the two parts: palpebral and orbital of the superior lacrimal gland from a rabbit to create a dry eye disease model. This rabbit model is suitable for studies of ocular surface homeostasis, pathophysiology and ocular therapeutics.
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Econometric Views (EViews)
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2025
Econometric Views, often stylized as EViews, is a package that merges statistical analysis with econometric studies. It is designed to provide tools for time series analysis, forecasting, and econometric model simulation. The software originated from MicroTSP software and has evolved significantly since its inception in 1981. The history of EViews is marked by a continuous effort to enhance its computational speed and user interface. It was initially developed for large computing systems but...
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Establishment of a Modified Ferric Chloride-Induced Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis
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2025
This study presents a protocol for establishing a reproducible, minimally invasive rat model of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis induced by ferric chloride, utilizing a silk-suture method in combination with laser speckle contrast imaging and high-resolution ultrasound for evaluation.
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A View of Their Own: Capturing the Egocentric View of Infants and Toddlers with Head-Mounted Cameras
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2018
Infants and toddlers view the world in a fundamentally different way from their parents. Head-mounted cameras provide a tractable mechanism to understand the infant visual environment. This protocol provides guiding principles for experiments in the home or laboratory to capture the egocentric view of toddlers and infants.
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A Superior View creates a consistent reference frame in which structures positioned toward the upper or dorsal surface can be compared within the same field. This arrangement helps observers judge how organs, tissues, or external features relate to one another without changing the orientation between specimens or images. Consistent spatial framing also supports clearer anatomical descriptions and comparisons.
Features located on an organism’s upper or dorsal surface are especially informative in this orientation. Superior imaging can expose surface patterns, boundaries, and structural arrangements that may be less apparent from lateral or inferior perspectives. These visible relationships assist with identifying external anatomy and with assessing how surface features correspond to deeper organs or tissues when those structures are included in the field.
The main distinction is the direction from which the specimen or body region is examined. A Superior View emphasizes upper or dorsal structures, whereas lateral and inferior perspectives provide different spatial relationships and may reveal other surfaces more effectively. Comparing these orientations can reduce misinterpretation by showing whether an apparent feature reflects true anatomy or simply its position relative to the viewing angle.
The viewing orientation and placement of structures should remain consistent across images, specimens, or anatomical drawings. Positioning superior structures toward the top of the field preserves a shared spatial reference and makes comparisons more reliable. This consistency is particularly important during specimen analysis and documentation, because changing the frame can make the same organ or tissue appear to occupy a different relationship.
Biologists use this orientation when they need to examine upper or dorsal surfaces, identify structures, or compare the arrangement of organs and tissues. In microscopy, it can organize the field for viewing surface features; during dissection, it provides a stable perspective for anatomical inspection. The same orientation also supports specimen analysis when observations must be recorded or compared systematically.
Images captured from above provide a standardized record of spatial relationships among visible structures. Researchers can use that record in anatomical illustrations, specimen documentation, and biological image interpretation to communicate which features lie toward the upper or dorsal surface. Because the frame is consistent, viewers can compare observations more readily and distinguish changes in anatomy from differences caused by image orientation.