cartilaginous neurocranium
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Neurocranium — (note: diagram uses the term cranial bones in the more narrow sense.) … Wikipedia
neurocranium — Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. SYN: brain box, braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. [neuro + G. kranion, skull] cartilaginous n. in the embryo, that … Medical dictionary
chondrocranium — A cartilaginous skull; the cartilaginous parts of the developing skull. [chondro + G. kranion, skull] * * * chon·dro·cra·ni·um .kän drə krā nē əm, drō n, pl nia the embryonic cartilaginous cranium also the part of the adult skull derived… … Medical dictionary
Trabecula — A partition which divides or partly divides a cavity: {{}}One of the strands of connective tissue projecting into an organ that constitutes part of the framework of the organ as, for example, the trabeculae of the spleen. One of a number of small … Medical dictionary
Chondrocranium — The chondrocranium (or cartilaginous neurocranium) is the primitive cartilaginous skeletal structure of the fetal skull that grows to envelop the rapidly growing embryonic brain.[1] In humans, the chondrocranium begins forming at 28 days from… … Wikipedia
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
viscerocranium — That part of the skull derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; it comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the skull which forms the neurocranium or braincase. SYN … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
Skull — For other uses of Skull , see Skull (disambiguation). Cranium redirects here. For other uses, see Cranium (disambiguation). Volume rendering of a Mouse skull The skull is a bony structure in the head of many animals that supports the str … Wikipedia
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