cranially
In head's direction
Cranially means in a direction toward or relating to the cranium—the skull or head.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts, describing position or movement: The tumor extended cranially from the spine.
It contrasts with caudally (toward the tail or lower body).
Head's bone casing
- scalpSkin covering skull
- foreheadFace above eyebrows
- braincaseSkull's brain enclosure
- vertexPoint where edges converge
frontal · parietal · temporal · occipital · sphenoid · ethmoid · suture · fontanelle
Brain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
brainwaves · neurotransmitters · hippocampus · amygdala · axon · dendrite · myelin · ventricles
In a thinking manner
- mentallyIn the mind
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- cognitivelyPertaining to thought processes
- intellectuallyIn a thinking manner
analytically · rationally · philosophically · theoretically · conceptually · academically · scholarly · reasoning
skull
Head's bone casing
vertex · frontal · parietal · temporal · occipital · sphenoid · ethmoid · suture · fontanelle · orbit
cerebrum
Brain's largest division
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
synapses · brainwaves · neurotransmitters · hippocampus · amygdala · axon · dendrite · myelin · ventricles · encephalopathy
cerebrally
In a thinking manner
- mentallyIn the mind
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
- cognitivelyPertaining to thought processes
intellectually · analytically · rationally · philosophically · theoretically · conceptually · academically · scholarly · reasoning · wisdom
- 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