neurocranium

(noun)

The part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain and brain stem.

Related Terms

  • The neurocranium is a protective vault surrounding the brain and brain stem.
  • he facial skeleton. It is formed by the bones supporting the face
  • NEUROCRANIUM
  • sutures
  • viscerocranium
  • skull

(noun)

The protective vault surrounding the brain and brain stem.

Related Terms

  • The neurocranium is a protective vault surrounding the brain and brain stem.
  • he facial skeleton. It is formed by the bones supporting the face
  • NEUROCRANIUM
  • sutures
  • viscerocranium
  • skull

Examples of neurocranium in the following topics:

  • General Features and Functions of the Skull

    • The adult human skull is comprised of twenty-two bones which are divided into two parts of differing embryological origin: the neurocranium and the viscerocranium.
    • The neurocranium forms the cranial cavity that surrounds and protects the brain and brainstem.
    • The neurocranium is formed from the occipital bone, two temporal bones, two parietal bones, the sphenoid, ethmoid and frontal bones; they are all joined together with sutures.
    • Neurocranium consists of 8 parts: frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, occipital, 2 temporal, and 2 parietal bones.
  • Cranial Bones

    • The neurocranium is comprised of eight bones: occipital, two temporal bones, two parietal bones, sphenoid, ethmoid, and the frontal bone.
    • The neurocranium forms the cranial cavity that surrounds and protects the brain and brainstem.
    • The neurocranium consists of the occipital bone, two temporal bones, two parietal bones, the sphenoid, ethmoid, and frontal bones—all are joined together with sutures.
    • Evolutionary ,it is the expansion of the neurocranium that has facilitated the expansion of the brain and its associated developments.
    • Inside the neurocranium it articulates with the frontal and sphenoid bones.
  • Facial Bones

    • The joint between the mandible and the temporal bones of the neurocranium, known as the temporomandibular joint, forms the only non-sutured joint in the skull.
  • Fontanels

    • The ossification of the bones of the skull causes the fontanelles to close over a period of 18 to 24 months; they eventually form the sutures of the neurocranium.
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