craniales
Craniales is an anatomical term relating to the skull, the skeleton that encloses the brain and supports the sensory organs. In humans, the skull is divided into the neurocranium (the braincase) and the viscerocranium (the facial skeleton).
The neurocranium comprises eight bones: frontal, two parietal, two temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and occipital. The viscerocranium
The term cranial is often used in reference to the cranial nerves, twelve pairs that originate from
During development, most skull bones form by intramembranous ossification, while the base of the skull forms
Clinical relevance includes cranial injuries, fractures, and craniosynostosis, a condition characterized by premature fusion of cranial