Subdivision of skeletal system that surrounds and protects the brain. Includes the skull base, sensory capsules and the central part of the skull roof. [ TAO:MAH http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11523816 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroranium ZFA:0001580 ]
Synonyms: brain box
Term information
- ZFA:0001580
- TAO:0001580
- Wikipedia:Neuroranium
- FMA:53672
- SCTID:361731002
- MA:0000317
- XAO:0003170
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- primary subdivision of skull
- BFO_0000002
- part of some cranium
- develops from some cartilaginous neurocranium
- location of some brain
- protects some brain