Cranium (anatomy)

Cranium (anatomy)

Infobox Anatomy
Name = Cranium (anatomy)
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The cranium is the upper portion of the skull.

Most sources include the following cranial bones: [ [http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_anatomy/unit3_5_skeleton_divisions.html# Skeletal System / Divisions of the Skeleton ] ] [cite web |url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/gray/subjects/subject/30#p128 |title=The Skull - Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - Yahoo! Education |accessdate=2008-02-07 |format= |work=]
* Ethmoid bone
* Frontal bone
* Occipital bone
* Parietal bone
* Sphenoid bone
* Temporal bone

Other bones sometimes included are: [ [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?cranial+bones Definition: bones of skull from Online Medical Dictionary ] ]
* Lacrimal bone
* Maxilla
* Nasal bone
* Palatine bone
* Vomer
* Zygomatic bone

The term "cranium" is sometimes used as a synonym for "skull". [eMedicineDictionary|Cranium] It is also sometimes defined as all of the skull bones, except the mandible. [http://www.csuchico.edu/anth/Module/glossary.html Dept of Anth: Module Glossary ] ]

The term "neurocranium", "brain box", or "braincase" 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".)

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