Upper portion of the skull that excludes the mandible (when present in the organism). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranium_(anatomy) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: skull minus mandible set of bones of cranium bones of cranium ossa cranii upper part of skull
Term information
- SCTID:181889008
- MA:0000316
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVlEyJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- BTO:0001328
- EFO:0000831
- EMAPA:17680
- EHDAA:6029
- MAT:0000340
- Wikipedia:Cranium_(anatomy)
- FMA:71325
- MIAA:0000340
- VHOG:0000334
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
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
The term cranium can be ambiguous, in that it can refer to the neurocranium, or the neurocranium and the Facial skeleton