Cranium

The cranium is the part of the skull which enclose the brain in its cranial cavity.

It consists of eight cranial bones:

• 1 frontal bone (the forehead)
• 2 parietal bones ("roof" and upper wall)
• 2 temporal bones (lower wall and "floor")
• 1 occipital bone (the back)
• 1 sphenoid bone ("winged" shape bone inside)
• 1 ethmoid bone (between the eyes)