The skeleton of the head. Includes all of the bones of the head except the mandible and the skeleton of the face.
Skull; specifically the bony enclosure of the brain; it is composed of eight bones (frontal, occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, two temporal, and two parietal).
Bony structure that contains the brain.
The part of the skull that encloses the brain; sometimes used to refer to all the bones of the skull.
The part of the skull enclosing the brain as distinguished from the face.
The portion of the skull that encloses the brain, consisting of single frontal, occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones and the paired temporal and parietal bones.
The thick, hard part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain.