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Ectocranium

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osteocraniumnoun(anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
paracraniumnoun(anatomy) The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull
craniumnoun(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
epicraniumnoun(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc; cranial region.
otocranenoun(archaic, anatomy) The bony labyrinth.
pericraniumnoun(anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
desmocraniumnoun(anatomy) the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium
skullnoun(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
postcraniumnoun(paleontology) The portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it).
skullbonenounThe bone that forms the skull.
opisthocranionnoun(anatomy) The posteriormost point in the midsagittal plane of the occiput
splanchnocraniumnounviscerocranium
occiputnoun(chiefly anatomy) The back part of the head or skull.
cranial basenoun(anatomy) The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria.
occipital bonenounThe bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
cranioscopynoun(rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull.
chondrocraniumnoun(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
exoccipitalnoun(anatomy) Such a bone.
frontal bonenoun(anatomy) The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity.
viscerocraniumnoun(anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)

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