#skull structure

Lab Report # ???? - Skull and Anatomy Notes

“Such an interesting creature... the way his body has accepted the blood and our augmentations. The way it has changed... yes, yes... such a great subject and specimen. I wonder just how far we can push his body... just how far we can push the limits until it breaks...” - Aulus mal Asina

Specimen #: AR-2324 Subject Name: Primal Au Ra Age: Thirty Race: Au Ra, Xaelan in appearance Sex: Male Height: 7 fulms 1 ilm Weight: 245 ponze Subject ID: 6715016419 Assigned Medicus: Aulus mal Asina

Report on Subjects Skull, Skeletal Structure and Anatomy Changes

Exhibit One - Skull Profile, Jaw Closed

Notes

“Subject appears to have grown two extra sets of horns due to the various blood infusions into his genetic make up. These horns appear to grow over a smaller inner core of sorts. This core appears to be connected directly to the skull while the rest of the horn grows around it and the core itself has a hollowed out center where nerves, blood vessels and veins are stored. This would explain why AR-2324 tends to react to his horns being touched, especially around the base where the core is located. AR-2324′s teeth have developed to be more ‘canid’ like in structure with more fang like canines. Compared to former scans of AR-2324′s skull his teeth have developed into more ‘feral’ like structures... perhaps due to the dragon bloods influence.”

Exhibit Two - Skull Profile, Jaw Closed and Full Horn Scans

Notes

“Ahh the full skull of AR-2324 with his mouth open. Outlined in the darker areas are the cores for his horns. This scan shows just how the outer horn shapes itself around the core and how they have grown into place on his body. AR-2324′s horns appear to not be hollowed out and look to be one solid piece once they grow past the inner core. This makes the subjects horns extremely durable and capable of being used as a weapon or as a defense against blows to the head. We have also noted that a damaged horn will be shed, leaving the core exposed for an extended period of time while an outer casing grows back in place to reform the horn. When a horn is shed it takes up to two weeks for the subject’s smaller forehead horns to grow back while it takes upwards to a month for the larger horns to grow back. With the jaw fully open we can examine his teeth in greater detail, noting that both the upper and lower jaws have several fang-like teeth with the lower jaw having fangs that come to the front of the mouth while the upper jaw just has the two larger canines.”

Exhibit Three - Frontal View of the Skull without Horn Casings

Notes

-- cranium = round, boxlike structure that protects the brain

-- made of eight bones      -- frontal      -- two parietal      -- two temporal      -- occipital      -- ethmoid      -- sphenoid