#skull  the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
  supertype:  bone__os  rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  part of:  head  axial_skeleton
  part:  craniometric_point  a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
  part:  cheekbone__zygomatic_bone__zygomaticbone__mala__malar_bone__malarbone__jugal_bone__jugalbone__os_zygomaticum  the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
     part:  jugale__jugal_point__jugalpoint  the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
     part:  zygoma__zygomatic_arch__zygomaticarch__arcus_zygomaticus__arcuszygomaticu  the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
     part:  zygomatic_process__zygomaticproces  a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
  part:  sphenoid_bone__sphenoid__os_sphenoidale  butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
     part:  crotaphion  the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone
     part:  pterygoid_process__pterygoidproces  two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone
  part:  eye_socket__eyesocket__orbit__cranial_orbit__cranialorbit__orbital_cavity__orbitalcavity  the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
     part:  lacrimal_bone  small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts
  part:  endocranium  membrane lining the inside of the skull
  part:  cranium__braincase__brainpan  the part of the skull that encloses the brain
     part:  asterion  the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
     part:  stephanion  the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
     part:  ethmoid_bone__ethmoidbone__ethmoid  one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
     part:  temporal_bone__os_temporale  a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
        part:  glenoid_fossa__glenoidfossa__mandibular_fossa  a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible
        part:  tympanic_bone  the bone enclosing the middle ear
        part:  mastoid_process__mastoidproces__mastoid__mastoidal  process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
           part:  mastoidale  the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process
        part:  styloid_process  extends from the base of the temporal bone
     part:  calvaria__skullcap  the dome of the skull
     part:  frontal_bone__frontalbone__os_frontale__forehead  the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits
        part:  glabella__mesophyron  a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges
        part:  metopion  the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull
        part:  ophryon  the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits
        part:  frontal_eminence__frontaleminence  either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
     part:  parietal_bone  either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
        part:  entomion  the craniometric point at the tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone
        part:  sphenion  the anterior tip of the parietal bone
     part:  occipital_bone__occipitalbone  a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
        part:  inion  the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)
        part:  occipital_protuberance__occipitalprotuberance  prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
     part:  coronal_suture__coronalsuture__sutura_coronalis  the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
     part:  frontal_suture__frontalsuture__sutura_frontalis  the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)
     part:  lamboid_suture__lamboidsuture__sutura_lamboidea  the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
     part:  occipitomastoid_suture__occipitomastoidsuture  the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture
     part:  parietomastoid_suture  the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones
     part:  sagittal_suture__interparietal_suture__interparietalsuture__sutura_sagittalis  the suture uniting the two parietal bones
     part:  fontanelle__fontanel__soft_spot  any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus
     part:  foramen_magnum__foramenmagnum  the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
  part:  jaw  the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
     part:  lower_jaw__lowerjaw__mandible__mandibula__submaxilla__lower_jawbone__lowerjawbone__jawbone__jowl  the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth
        part:  gnathion  the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline
        part:  gonion  the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
        part:  mandibular_notch  small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone
        part:  pogonion  the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin
        part:  symphysion  the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible
        part:  condylar_process__condyloid_process__condyloidproces__mandibular_condyle  the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull
        part:  coronoid_process_of_the_mandible  the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle
           part:  coronion  the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible
     part:  upper_jaw__upperjaw__upper_jawbone__upperjawbone__maxilla  the upper jawbone in vertebrates ; it is fused to the cranium
        part:  hard_palate  the bony part of the roof of the mouth
        part:  intermaxillary_suture__sutura_intermaxillaris  the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
     part:  alveolar_arch  the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set
     part:  alveolar_ridge__gum_ridge__gumridge__alveolar_process  a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
        part:  tooth_socket__toothsocket__alveolus  a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
        part:  alveolar_artery__arteria_alveolaris  a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process
  part:  vomer  thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

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