EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The cranium (or skull) is a composite structure made up of the neurocranium, which surrounds and protects the brain, and the viscerocranium, which forms the skeleton of the face.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cranium= spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cranium is made up of cranial bones (bones that surround and protect the brain) and facial bones (bones that form the eye sockets, nose, cheeks, jaw, and other parts of the face). An opening at the base of the cranium is where the spinal cord connects to the brain. Also called skull.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cranium. The eight bones that protect the brain are called the cranium. The front bone forms the forehead. Two parietal bones form the upper sides of the skull, while two temporal bones form the lower sides.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cranium is formed by eight bones, the paired parietal and temporal bones plus the unpaired frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. The narrow gap between the bones is filled with dense, fibrous connective tissue that unites the bones. The sagittal suture joins the right and left parietal bones.