skull

1. The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates (synset 105547754)
   is a type of: bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
   has:

   • craniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken
   • cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
   • os sphenoidale, sphenoid, sphenoid bone - butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
   • cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavity - the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
   • endocranium - membrane lining the inside of the skull
   • braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain
   • jaw - the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
   • vomer - thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
   is a part of:

   • caput, head - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
   • axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

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