cranial (redirected from cranially)

cranial /cra·ni·al/ (-al)

1. pertaining to the cranium.

2. toward the head end of the body; a synonym of superior in humans and other bipeds.

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cra·ni·al (krn-l)

adj.

Of or relating to the skull or cranium.

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cranial (krāˑ·nē·l),

adj positioned over or toward the cranium. Also called
superior or
cephalic.

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cranial

pertaining to the cranium or to the head end of the body. See also anterior, cranium.

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cranial intestinal portal

the entrance into the embryonic foregut from the expanded midgut.

cranial nerve reflexes

see specific nerves.

cranial nerves

nerves which are attached to the brain and pass through the openings of the skull. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves, symmetrically arranged so that they are distributed mainly to the structures of the head and neck. See also specific nerves and Table 14.

cranial tibial reflex

percussing just below the lateral tibial condyle (cranial tibial muscle) normally causes a slight flexion of the tibiotarsal joint. A test of the integrity of spinal cord segments L6 to S2, sciatic and peroneal nerves. Exaggerated in spinal cord lesions above L6.

cranial tumor

see brain tumors.

cranial vena cava

see Table 15.