Skull

Introduction: Skull

Description of Skull

Skull: the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Skull: bony part of the head including the facial bones and the bones enclosing the brain.
Source: CRISP

Skull: The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Skull: The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
Source: MeSH 2007

Skull: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Skull:

• Skull symptoms (1970 causes)
• Skull pain (11 causes)
• SYN
• Cranium
• Mid
• Mid pain
• Eng
• Span
• Class

Skull as an Organ

Skull (organ): The skull is a bony structure that encases the brain and includes the cranium...more »

Skull (organ): See Skull (organ information).

More information on organs: Skull:

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Terms associated with Skull:

Terms Similar to Skull:

• calvarium

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Calvaria
• Cranium

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Cephalometry
• Craniotomy
• Intracranial Pressure
• Trephining

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Skull:

• Cranial Sutures
• Ethmoid Bone
• Facial Bones
• Frontal Bone
• Occipital Bone
• Parietal Bone
• Sphenoid Bone
• Temporal Bone
• Skull Base

Source - MeSH 2007

• facial bone
• jaw
• temporal bone

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Skull

• Bone and Bones

Source - MeSH 2007

• craniofacial

Source - CRISP

• bone
• os

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Skull can be used for:

• calvarium
• cranium

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Skull

The following list attempts to classify Skull into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• bone,os
• connective tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Musculoskeletal System
  • Skeleton
    • Bone and Bones
      • Skull

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• bone and bone
• skeleton
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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