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cranium

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Upper portion of the skull that excludes the mandible (when present in the organism). [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranium_(anatomy) ]

Term info

Label

cranium

Synonyms
  • bones of cranium
  • ossa cranii
  • set of bones of cranium
  • skull minus mandible
  • upper part of skull
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

latin term
ossa cranii [ FMA : 71325 FMA : TA ]

external ontology notes

the inclusion of the FMA class here is probably not quite correct, as this class includes as parts sutures, whereas this is not part of the bones of the cranium

has related synonym

skeletal system of head, calvarium, epicranial plate

id

UBERON:0003128

terminology notes

The term cranium can be ambiguous, in that it can refer to the neurocranium, or the neurocranium and the Facial skeleton