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The Occipital bone contains the foramen magnum, which could allow access to the brain.
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Which cranial bone spans the width of the cranial floor?
Sphenoid bone
What is the part of the skull that surrounds the brain?
The occipital bone is the bone at the back of the skull where the spinal cord attaches to the brain, moving up from there you have a parietal bone on each side and the inter-parietal bone between them
What is niether a cranial nor a facial bone?
parietal bone
What bone serves as a bridge uniting the cranial and facial bones?
Where one cranial bone meets another is referred to as a suture line.
What cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?
The Sphenoid (Sphenoidal Bone) this is why it is know as the keystone of the cranial floor *The sphenoid is not a facial bone, it is a cranial bone. There is no facial bone which 'articulates' with 'every other facial bone'. Articulation suggests jointed so sutures would make more sense & these sutures would be on all facial bones edges which knit them together
What is the function of the cranial and facial bone?
to protect you brain
What bone protects your brain?
the scull or cranial bonesThe skull.This group of bones is collectively known as the skull, or the cranium (as it is termed, medically).a skeleton that is why head is hardskull bonesthe Frontal Bone, parietal bone, temporal bone, occipital bone and the temporal bone are the bones that protect your brain. =D
Which cranial bone spans the width of the cranial floor?
Sphenoid bone
What bone forms the back part of the cranial floor and is the covering for the back portion of the brain?
Foramen magnum
What is the part of the skull that surrounds the brain?
The occipital bone is the bone at the back of the skull where the spinal cord attaches to the brain, moving up from there you have a parietal bone on each side and the inter-parietal bone between them
Single irregular bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor?
It is a sphenoid bone; single, irregular bat(a bird)-shape bone forming part of the CRANIAL Floor. Not many people think sphenoid bone being part of the cranial bone that is why they don't find any answer to this question. but Sphenoid bone is one of the cranial bone and can be found on the cranial floor when looking at the skull from its superior view.
What is the name of a cranial flat bone?
Frontal bone
Why are cranial nerves not called branial nerves?
Because the bone that houses the brain is called the cranium. Brainium and brainial are not Latin or Greek terms.
What is niether a cranial nor a facial bone?
parietal bone
What bone is neither a cranial nor a facial bone?
parietal bone
What bone serves as a bridge uniting the cranial and facial bones?
Where one cranial bone meets another is referred to as a suture line.
What is a craniotomy?
The removal of a bone flap near the skull in order to access the brain.
