skull (redirected from brachycephalic skull)

skull (skul) the cranium; the bony framework of the head, composed of the cranial and facial bones.

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skull (skl) n. The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.

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skull

the bony framework of the head consisting of two parts, the cranium and the facial section.

The cranium is the domed top, back and sides of the skull that protects the brain. It is made up mostly of a roof of flat membrane bones united by sutures in the young, plus a series of cartilage bones at the base (occipital, sphenoid). Paranasal sinuses variably excavate the membrane bones.

The facial bones are mostly membrane bones and serve to support the dental arcades and the respiratory passages of the head.

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skull bones

the bones of the skull are the basisphenoid, ethmoid, frontal, hyoid, incisive, interparietal, lacrimal, nasal, occipital, nasal conchal, palatine, parietal, presphenoid, pterygoid, sphenoid, temporal, vomer and zygomatic.

brachycephalic skull

short, broad skull.

dolicocephalic skull

long, narrow skull.

mesaticephalic skull

a medium skull in terms of width and length.

skull symmetry

asymmetry common only in foals in which the lower part of the face is deviated to one side, involving mandibles, maxillae and nasal bones.