cranium
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 info
- MIAA:0000340
- Wikipedia:Cranium_(anatomy)
- SCTID:181889008
- MAT:0000340
- FMA:71325
- MA:0000316
- EHDAA:6029
- VHOG:0000334
- EMAPA:17680
- BTO:0001328
- EFO:0000831
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003278
cranial
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
skeletal system of head, calvarium, epicranial plate
uberon
UBERON:0003128
cranium, Set of bones of cranium