cranial
Pertaining to skulls
Cranial means relating to the cranium—the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
Medical and anatomical contexts use it frequently: cranial nerves, cranial pressure, cranial cavity.
A cranial injury affects the head.
Outside technical usage, cranial sometimes appears humorously: That requires some serious cranial activity.
Head's bone casing
- braincaseSkull's brain enclosure
- calvariaTop of skull
- fontanelleInfant cranial membrane gap
- sutureMedical wound closure
foramen · temporal · parietal · occipital · frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · meninges
Head's bone casing
- calvariaTop of skull
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
- parietalOf the skull wall
- temporalRelating to chronology
frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · maxilla · mandible · nasal · lacrimal · palatine
Medical science of nerves
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- cranioplastySurgical skull defect correction
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
- concussionBrain injury from impact
fracture · hematoma · aneurysm · hydrocephalus · encephalitis · meningitis · MRI · decompression
Hammer-shaped hearing bone
Brain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- hippocampusMemory formation region
amygdala · neurons · synapses · glia · neurotransmitters · encephalon · neuroplasticity · thalamus
Skull dimension analysis
- phrenologySkull-bump personality assessment
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
Protective head covering
Having a broad, flattened skull
- head shapeContour of the skull
- flat headStraight-bladed screwdriver type
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- roundedHaving no sharp angles
skull
Head's bone casing
- braincaseSkull's brain enclosure
- calvariaTop of skull
- fontanelleInfant cranial membrane gap
suture · foramen · temporal · parietal · occipital · frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · meninges · dura mater
skull
Head's bone casing
temporal · frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · maxilla · mandible · nasal · lacrimal · palatine · vomer
neurology
Medical science of nerves
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- cranioplastySurgical skull defect correction
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
concussion · fracture · hematoma · aneurysm · hydrocephalus · encephalitis · meningitis · MRI · decompression
malleus
Hammer-shaped hearing bone
cerebrum
Brain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
hippocampus · amygdala · neurons · synapses · glia · neurotransmitters · encephalon · neuroplasticity · thalamus · hypothalamus
craniometry
Skull dimension analysis
- phrenologySkull-bump personality assessment
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
circumference · capacity · volume · index
helmet
Protective head covering
brachycephalic
Having a broad, flattened skull
- head shapeContour of the skull
- flat headStraight-bladed screwdriver type
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- braincerebrum, cerebellum, cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus
- anatomy termsanterior, posterior, dorsal, ventral, medial
- anatomical directionssagittal, transverse, lateral, dorsal, ventral
- bone termsskeletal, osseous, bony, fractured, spinal
- neuro termsneural, neuronal, cerebral, cortical, synaptic
- cranial cavitySkull's interior chamber
- cranial nerveNerve originating in brainstem
- cranial surgeryMedical procedure on head
- cranial bonesBones encasing the brain
- cranial capacitySkull's internal volume
cranium, craniotomy, craniofacial, cranial nerve, cranially, cranial nerves, craniology