craniums
Heads' bony shells
Craniums is the plural of cranium, the skull or specifically the part of the skull enclosing the brain.
The word appears in both technical and general contexts: The anthropologist measured craniums from different periods.
In informal use, cranium often substitutes for head: Use your cranium.
The Latinate plural crania also exists, more common in scientific writing.
Head bones
- braincasesSkull portions housing organs
- skullcapsSnug, brimless head coverings
- calvariaTop of skull
- parietalsSkull's upper side bones
frontals · brainpan · vault · sutures · fontanelles · foramen · nasal cavity · mastoid
Top of bodies
- nogginsInformal word for heads
- domesVaulted rounded ceilings
- melonsSweet vine fruits
- noodlesBoiled dough strands
beans · skulls · brains · intelligence · thinking · smarts · wits · mindpower
Representative items for examination
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- hominidBipedal primate family
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
osteology · forensics · excavation · dating · morphology · measurements · phrenology · comparative anatomy
Breaks in rigid material
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
X-ray · concussion · hematoma · pressure · swelling · deformity · hydrocephalus · neurosurgery
skulls
Head bones
- braincasesSkull portions housing organs
- skullcapsSnug, brimless head coverings
- calvariaTop of skull
parietals · frontals · brainpan · vault · sutures · fontanelles · foramen · nasal cavity · mastoid · sphenoid
heads
Top of bodies
noodles · beans · skulls · brains · intelligence · thinking · smarts · wits · mindpower · brainiacs
specimens
Representative items for examination
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- hominidBipedal primate family
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
archaeology · osteology · forensics · excavation · dating · morphology · measurements · phrenology · comparative anatomy · skeletal remains
fractures
Breaks in rigid material
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- trepanationSurgical skull perforation
CT scan · X-ray · concussion · hematoma · pressure · swelling · deformity · hydrocephalus · neurosurgery · implants
craniumsmandibles
Paired arthropod mouthparts
jaws · jawbones · lower jaws · maxillae · splanchnocranium