Skeletal subdivision of the head including skull (cranium plus mandible), pharyngeal and/or hyoid apparatus. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 PSPUB:0000170 VSAO:0000049 http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 ]
Term information
- AAO:0000971
- AAO:0000109
- AAO:0010185
- TAO:0000737
- VSAO:0000049
- ZFA:0000737
- XAO:0003075
that the cranial skeleton includes the pharyngeal arch skeleton. It is thus more inclusive that the cranium itself, and extends beyond the head in tetrapods. The AAO class called 'skull' belongs here, as it includes the whole splanchnocranium
Skeletal system which is part of the skull, including the splanchnocranium, chondrocranium, and dermatocranium.[TAO]
Bony structure that encases the central nervous system and the primary sense organs of sight, olfaction, hearing, and equilibrium.[AAO]
we use 'cranial skeletal system', so that we can include the skull, which has joints/sutures as parts (recall, we follow FMA in distinguishing between the skeleton and skeletal system - only the latter includes joints)