Cranium (anatomy)
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Cranium (anatomy)
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The cranium is the upper portion of the skull.

Most sources include the following cranial bones: [1][2]

Other bones sometimes included are:[3][4]

The term "cranium" is sometimes used as a synonym for "skull".[5] It is also sometimes defined as all of the skull bones, except the mandible.[6]

The term "neurocranium", "brain box",[7] or "braincase"[6] are sometimes used to define the portion of the cranium which encloses the brain. (This may be nearly synonymous with some of the more conservative definitions of "cranium".)

References

  1. ^ Skeletal System / Divisions of the Skeleton
  2. ^ "The Skull - Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Yahoo! Education". Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ o_07/12598238 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  4. ^ Definition: bones of skull from Online Medical Dictionary
  5. ^ Cranium at eMedicine Dictionary
  6. ^ a b Dept of Anth: Module Glossary
  7. ^ n_06/12568362 at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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Bones of head and neck: the cranium of the skull
Occipital
Other
Parietal
Frontal
Temporal
Sphenoid
Surfaces
fossae (Pterygoid, Scaphoid) - pterygoid plates (Lateral, Medial) - Pterygoid canal - Hamulus
Other
Ethmoid
Plates
Surfaces
Ethmoid sinus - ethmoidal foramina (Posterior, Anterior)
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