The skull consists of three parts, of different embryological origin-the neurocranium, the sutures, and the facial skeleton (also called the membraneous viscerocranium). Like the skulls of other vertebrates, it protects the brain from injury. It supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. The human skull is the bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton. In zoology there are openings in the skull called fenestrae. The skull is made up of a number of fused flat bones, and contains many foramina, fossae, processes, and several cavities or sinuses. The human skull fully develops two years after birth.The junctions of the skull bones are joined by structures called sutures. The English word skull is probably derived from Old Norse skulle, while the Latin word cranium comes from the Greek root κρανίον ( kranion). In some animals, such as horned ungulates (mammals with hooves), the skull also has a defensive function by providing the mount (on the frontal bone) for the horns. In humans these sensory structures are part of the facial skeleton.įunctions of the skull include protection of the brain, fixing the distance between the eyes to allow stereoscopic vision, and fixing the position of the ears to enable sound localisation of the direction and distance of sounds. The skull forms the anterior-most portion of the skeleton and is a product of cephalisation-housing the brain, and several sensory structures such as the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. In humans, these two parts are the neurocranium and the viscerocranium ( facial skeleton) that includes the mandible as its largest bone. However two parts are more prominent: the cranium and the mandible. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, facial bones, ear ossicles and hyoid bone. The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain.
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