Cranial flexure
cranial flexure n.
See cephalic flexure.
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cranial fossa n. The internal base of the skull in which rest the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the pituitary gland, the cerebellum, the pons, and the medulla oblongata.
- Cranial-index
noun, Craniometry. 1. cephalic index. noun 1. the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology Compare cephalic index cranial index n. The ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of the skull, multiplied by 100.
- Cranial-nerve
noun, Anatomy. 1. any of the nerves arising from the brainstem and exiting to the periphery of the head through skull openings, including 10 pairs in fish and amphibians and 12 pairs in reptiles, birds, and mammals: in humans, these are the abducens nerve, accessory nerve, auditory nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, hypoglossal nerve, oculomotor […]
- Cranial root
cranial root n. Any of the roots of the accessory nerve that arise from the medulla.
- Cranial suture
cranial suture n. Any of the sutures between the bones of the skull.