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Abstract The bones of the skull can be divided into the viscerocranium which supports the nasal passages, oral cavity and the pharynx and forms the face, and the neurocranium which surrounds the brain. The neurocranium can be subdivided into the base of the skull and the calvaria. The development of fetal skull has previously been studied in most mammals, but in the camel it is still obscure. So, the aim of this study is to follow the development of the skull and craniofacial sutures in the one humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) from the anatomical and embryological point of view through the normal dissection and by using the different imaging techniques (computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and plain radiographic techniques). Knowledge from this research will give an idea about the morphogenesis of the skull in relation to the enclosed vital organs. Studying the embryonic skull development helps the embryologists to answer the questions about the abnormalities of the skull, as, Craniosynostosis. Keywords. |