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Skull

Medical Definition:	The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
Guide Notes:	bony part of head only; differentiate from HEAD & FACE; "cranial" is SKULL; /abnorm: consider also CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; /anat: consider also CEPHALOMETRY (living skull) & CRANIOMETRY (dead skull); /inj "cranio-cerebral inj" is CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA
Also Called:	Calvaria

Skull Categories.

	Cranial Sutures - A type of fibrous joint between bones of the head.
	Ethmoid Bone
	Facial Bones - The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113)
	Frontal Bone
	Occipital Bone
	Parietal Bone
	Sphenoid Bone
	Temporal Bone

Skull Medical Definitions and Terms

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