cranium
Bony head case
The cranium is the skull, specifically the part that encloses the brain.
In technical use, cranium excludes the facial bones, referring only to the rounded braincase: a fracture to the cranium.
In casual speech, it's simply a slightly fancy word for skull or head: Use your cranium!
Skin covering skull
Head's bone casing
- braincaseSkull's brain enclosure
- calvariaTop of skull
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
- parietalOf the skull wall
temporal · frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · sutures · fontanelle · foramen · fossa
Protective head covering
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- headgearCoverings for the skull
- cycling helmetProtective headgear for cyclists
- motorcycle helmetProtective headwear for riders
batting helmet · construction helmet · skullcap · head trauma · concussion · skull fracture · trepanation
Skull dimension analysis
- phrenologySkull-bump personality assessment
- head circumferenceDistance around the skull
- brain sizeVolume of cerebral matter
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
Brain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- meningesBrain and cord coverings
- dura materOutermost cerebral membrane
intracranial · gray matter · white matter · cortex · encephalon · ventricles · neural tissue
scalp
Skin covering skull
skull
Head's bone casing
parietal · temporal · frontal · sphenoid · ethmoid · sutures · fontanelle · foramen · fossa · meatus
maxilla
Upper jaw bone
palatine · vomer · skullcap · occiput · squamous · petrous · cribriform plate
helmet
Protective head covering
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
- headgearCoverings for the skull
- cycling helmetProtective headgear for cyclists
motorcycle helmet · batting helmet · construction helmet · skullcap · head trauma · concussion · skull fracture · trepanation
craniometry
Skull dimension analysis
- phrenologySkull-bump personality assessment
- head circumferenceDistance around the skull
- brain sizeVolume of cerebral matter
cerebrum
Brain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- meningesBrain and cord coverings
dura mater · intracranial · gray matter · white matter · cortex · encephalon · ventricles · neural tissue
- 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
cranial, crania, craniotomy, craniums, craniofacial, cranially, craniology