Cranium
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Template:Stub 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)