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cranial vault

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vault [vawlt]
an arched or domelike structure; see also fornix.
cranial vault calvaria.

cranial vault
Obstetrics The bones that form the movable part of the fetal skull–bones–2 frontal, 2 parietal, occipital, and mold themselves to the ♀ birth canal, allowing passage of a cephalic-presenting infant


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The cranium, or top portion of the human skull, is a large, solid, relatively shockproof brain case made of eight sections of bone that meld after birth into a single unit, and these connections are called sutures The structure itself is called the cranial vault The cranium, or top portion of the human skull, is a large, solid, relatively shockproof brain case made of eight sections of bone that meld after birth into a single unit, and these connections are called sutures.
CN IX-XI exit the cranial vault through the jugular foramen, whereas CN XII leaves from the hypoglossal canal close to the occipital condyle.
Best of all, the correction is permanent (unless the client has a traumatic blow to the cranial vault resulting from a car crash, bike fall, fist fight, etc.
 
 
 
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