Send us a Message



Submit Data |  Help |  Video Tutorials |  News |  Publications |  Download |  REST API |  Citing RGD |  Contact   
Pathways

Ontology Browser

Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cranial bone +  
cranial suture +  
facial skeleton +  
foramen for glossopharyngeal nerve +  
lagenar capsule +  
lateral commissure 
neurocranium +  
Subdivision of skeletal system that surrounds and protects the brain. Includes the skull base, sensory capsules and the central part of the skull roof.
occipital region +  
posterior nasal aperture 
rostrum 
suborbital foramen 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: brain box
Related Synonyms: brain case ;   brain pan ;   braincase
Xrefs: AAO:0010153 ;   EHDAA2:0000243 ;   EMAPA:17681 ;   FMA:53672 ;   MA:0000317 ;   SCTID:361731002 ;   TAO:0001580 ;   Wikipedia:Neuroranium ;   XAO:0003170 ;   ZFA:0001580
External Ontologys: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606
Definition Sources: PMID:11523816, TAO:MAH, Wikipedia:Neuroranium, ZFA:0001580

paths to the root