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Skull

The skull, or cranium, is typically a bony enclosure around the brain of a vertebrate. In some fish and amphibians, the skull is of cartilage. The skull is at the head end of the vertebrate.

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FMA
54964
MeSH
D012886
System
Skeletal system

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Skull

Nodes227
Edges226
Triples100
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008811
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Skull

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related to External links · 16
Skull → Agricultural University, Anthology, Anthropological Skulls, Bird Skull Collection Bird, California State University Department, Comparison, GateWay Community College, German, Human, Human Skulls, PDF, Skull Anatomy Tutorial, Skull Module, Skulls, Vertebrates, Wageningen
related to Sexual dimorphism · 11
Skull → An, However, In, James McGrigor Allan, McGrigor, Men's, Research, Some, These, This, To
has treatment · 10
Skull → Dating, Examination, In, Injuries, It, Neolithic, Normally, Nowadays, Repeated, This
related to Osteology · 10
Skull → Forensic, Franz Joseph Gall, His, Japan, Jōmon, Like, Spitalfields, The German, UK, When
related to Development · 9
Skull → As, At, Careful, During, In, The, There, This, Thus
related to Clinical significance · 5
Skull → Because, Craniosynostosis, In, Sometimes, The
is a · 4
Skull → bone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton, complex structure, phenomenon wherein intense intracranial pressure disfigures the internal surface of the skull, stated twenty-two.Some of these bones
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Skull → African, Cleveland Museum, Natural HistoryVulture, Tiktaalik
related to history · 4
Skull → At, BCE, France, Trepanning
related to Humans · 3
Skull → It, Like, The

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bones brain cranial bone facial anterior skulls fish cranium skeleton head also neurocranium formed human occipital mandible structure tetrapods one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SkullFMA549641.00infobox
SkullMeSHD0128861.00infobox
SkullSystemSkeletal system1.00infobox
Skullis abone structure that forms the head in the human skeleton0.90text
Skullis astated twenty-two.Some of these bones0.90text
Skullis acomplex structure0.90text
Skullis aphenomenon wherein intense intracranial pressure disfigures the internal surface of the skull0.90text
the eyesinstance ofwith several special senses structures0.80text
earsinstance ofwith several special senses structures0.80text
noseinstance ofwith several special senses structures0.80text
tongue andinstance ofwith several special senses structures0.80text
in fishinstance ofwith several special senses structures0.80text

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