The human skull is a bony structure, the head in the skeleton, which supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain. The adult skull is said to consist of two parts of different embryological origin–the neurocranium and the viscerocranium. The neurocranium (or braincase) is a protective cranial vault that surrounds the brain and brainstem. The viscerocranium (also splanchnocranium or facial skeleton) is formed by the bones supporting the face.
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