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There are eight bones that make up the largest part of the cranium. These bones are comprised of one ethmoid, one frontal, one occipital, one sphenoid, two parietal, and two temporal bones.

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Collective name for the skull bones that encase the brain?

The collective name for the skull bones that encase the brain is the cranium. The cranium consists of several bones, including the frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. These bones form a protective shell around the brain.


What is the name for the bones in the skull?

Cranium


Name of cavity in the bones of the skull?

cranium


What is the name of the bones forming the lower sides of the cranium?

Temporal


What is the name of one of two large bones that articulate with the frontal bone and form the superior lateral portions of the cranium?

Parietal bone


What are the grup name of bones that touch the brain?

The bones covering the brain are called the cranium as a group. There are eight bones in this group.


Skull scientific name?

There is no "scientific name" per se. The skull can be divided into two parts: the cranium and the mandible (jaw bone). A skull that is missing a mandible is only a cranium; this is the source of a very commonly made error in terminology.


What is the scientific word for the skull?

The skull is the cranium or brain case.All the bones of the skull (except the mandible) are firmly interlocked along structures called sutures.The cranium is a helmet composed of eight bones including the frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, along with a pair of parietal and temporal bones.


What is the skull also known as?

To refer to the all of the bones in the head there is no other name for the human skull, but the skull is made up of the cranium (which protects the brain) and the facial bones (which holds the eyes in place and when attached to muscles allow movement in the face)


What is the correct name in your skull?

The correct name for the bone that makes up the top part of the skull is the parietal bone. It is one of the eight bones that form the cranium, providing protection for the brain.


What is the common name for skull?

The cranium.


What is another name for the human skull?

The skull is the another name for the cranium