Term Name: cranium
Synonyms: bones of cranium, calvarium, epicranial plate, ossa cranii, set of bones of cranium, skeletal system of head, skull minus mandible, upper part of skull
Definition: Upper portion of the skull that excludes the mandible (when present in the organism).
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003128]

Relationships
is part of: skull
has parts: cranial bone cranial fossa cranial suture foramen for glossopharyngeal nerve lagenar capsule lateral commissure neurocranium occipital region posterior nasal aperture suborbital foramen
is a type of: subdivision of skeletal system