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Cranial vault — Sagittal section of a human skull, showing the cranial vault The cranial vault is the space in the skull within the neurocranium, occupied by the brain. In humans, the size and shape of the brain, may be affected by the size of the vault as shown … Wikipedia
Minimal-access cranial suspension — is a form of facial surgery or rhytidectomy used to reduce wrinkles and lift sagging facial tissue and originally developed in Belgium. Facial tissues are accessed via an incision before the ear. Sutures are then used to lift the underlying… … Wikipedia
Middle cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Middle cranial fossa is the centermost of the three indentations, in pink and yellow.) Latin fossa cranii media Gray s … Wikipedia
Anterior cranial fossa — Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Anterior cranial fossa is the top of the three indentations.) Latin fossa cranii anterior Gray s … Wikipedia
Craniosynostosis — Classification and external resources Child with premature closure (craniosynostosis) of the lambdoid suture. Notice the swelling on the right side of the head ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Craniosacral therapy — Still point redirects here. For the novel, see The Still Point. Craniosacral therapy (also called CST, also spelled Cranial Sacral bodywork or therapy) is an alternative medicine therapy used by osteopaths, massage therapists, naturopaths, and… … Wikipedia
Skull fracture — Classification and external resources A piece of a skull with a depressed skull fracture ICD 10 S02 ICD … Wikipedia
Suture (joint) — This article is about joints in the bones of the cranium. There is also an article about sutures as features of a wide range of animals. Suture also has other meanings in other contexts: Surgical suture, to describe stitches and other techniques… … Wikipedia
Frontal suture — Bone: Frontal suture Skull at birth, seen from above … Wikipedia
craniosynostosis — or craniostosis Cranial deformity produced when the bones of the skull fuse too early. Pressure from the growing brain normally causes the skull bones to grow along the seams (cranial sutures) between them. If all the sutures fuse early, the head … Universalium
