cranium
Upper portion of the skull that excludes the mandible (when present in the organism).
Exact Synonyms
bones of cranium
ossa cranii
set of bones of cranium
skull minus mandible
upper part of skull
Related Synonyms
calvarium
epicranial plate
skeletal system of head
class Information
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_dbxref
- calvariumbto
- obsolete_craniumefo
- EHDAA:6029
- Set of bones of craniumfma
- craniumma
- MAT:0000340
- MESH:D012886
- MIAA:0000340
- SCTID:181889008
- VHOG:0000334
- Wikipedia:Cranium_(anatomy)
has_obo_namespace
uberon
has_relational_adjective
cranial
mutually spatially disjoint with
terminology_notes
The term cranium can be ambiguous, in that it can refer to the neurocranium, or the neurocranium and the Facial skeleton
class Relations
Subclass of
Related from
part of
contributes to morphology of
has part