Skull
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Skull
- Here are entered anatomical and pathological works on the skull. Works on methods of measuring the skull are entered under [Craniometry.] Anthropological, archaeological, or ethnological works on skulls are entered under [Craniology.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85123237
- info:lc/authorities/sh85123237
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85123237#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Brain case
- Braincase
- Brainpan
- Cranium
- Fontanel
- Fontanelle
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Sources
- found: Maisey, J.G. Braincase of the Upper Devonian shark Cladodoides wildungensis (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii), with observations on the braincase in early chondrichthyans, 2005.
- found: American heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., via WWW, Apr. 19, 2006 (braincase, also brain case: The part of the skull that encloses the brain; the cranium. Also called brainpan)
LC Classification
- GN71-GN131
- QL822
- QM105
General Notes
- Here are entered anatomical and pathological works on the skull. Works on methods of measuring the skull are entered under [Craniometry.] Anthropological, archaeological, or ethnological works on skulls are entered under [Craniology.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Craniology; Craniometry]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2006-09-28: revised
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