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Cranium is the part of the skull, mainly consisting of flat bones enclosing and protecting the fragile brain, and organs of hearing and equilibrium.

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Where are all the parts in the brain located?

In the cranium


What are the different parts of your cranium?

The cranium is made up of different bones including the frontal bone, parietal bones, temporal bones, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, and ethmoid bone. These bones protect the brain and provide structure to the head.


What is the difference between cranium and skull?

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Which body parts protect us?

the brain ?


What are facts about the human brain?

Some parts of the brain are the cerebral cortex , medulla oblongata , thalamus and the outer portion of the brain is the sensory area.


What is scientific name of the brain?

The synonym of the term "brain" is "Encephalon." It's structure is split in 3 parts: 1) Fore brain or Prosencephalon 2) Mid brain or Mesencephalon 3) Hind brain of Rhombencephalon


What organs does the skull protect?

the skull protects your brain.


What is the Cranium?

The skull can be subdivided into two parts: the cranium and the mandible. A skull that is missing a mandible or lower jaw bone is only a cranium.the bowl-shaped part of your skull


How many bones in a skull?

an elephant has seven bones in its neck


How does you skull protect your brain when hit in the head?

The cranium forms a shell-like shape around your brain to protect it from falls and summer-saults. The cranium makes a shield to your brain by stopping falls and hits to your head. This shell like shape is very hard and is very hard to break or crack, that is why it protects your brain.


Body parts that start with i?

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Which part of the skull protects the brain?

Neurocranium or the calvaria (NB technically calvaria includes the nurocranium plus other part)