cerebral cranium
1cerebral cranium — cranium cerebrale those portions of the bones of the head that contribute to the calvaria …
2Cerebral circulation — Inferior aspect of the human brain showing the arterial pattern Cerebral circulation refers to the movement of blood through the network of blood vessels supplying the brain. The arteries deliver oxygenated blood, glucose and other nutrients to… …
3Cerebral rubicon — A cerebral rubicon in paleontology is the minimum cranial capacity required for a specimen to be classified as a certain paleospecies or genus. The term is mostly used in reference to human evolution. The Scottish anthropologist Sir Arthur Keith… …
4Cranium — The top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. * * * The bones of the head collectively. In a more limited sense, the neurocranium,… …
5cerebral hernia — hernia cerebri protrusion of brain substance through the cranium, through either a cranium bifidum, the foramen magnum, or the tentorial notch. See encephalocele and see tonsillar herniation and transtentorial herniation, under herniation …
6cranium — noun (plural niums or crania) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek kranion; akin to Greek kara head more at cerebral Date: 15th century skull; specifically the part that encloses the brain ; braincase …
7cerebral ridges of cranial bones — variable ridges on the inner surface of the cranium, corresponding to the sulci of the brain …
8neurocranium — Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. SYN: brain box, braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. [neuro + G. kranion, skull] cartilaginous n. in the embryo, that …
9Non-invasive intracranial pressure measurement methods — Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is one of the major causes of secondary brain ischemia that accompanies a variety of pathological conditions, most notably, traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and intracranial hemorrhages. However, aside… …
10nervous system disease — Introduction any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… …
