skull

bony or cartilaginous structure that forms the skeleton of head in vertebrates
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skull

Summary

skull is an organism subdivision type[1]. skull draws 2,165 Wikipedia views per month (organism_subdivision_type category, ranking #3 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • skull's instance of is recorded as organism subdivision type[3].
  • skull's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • skull is a type of structure with developmental contribution from neural crest[5].
  • skull is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • skull is a type of subdivision of skeletal system[7].
  • skull is part of axial skeleton[8].
  • skull's Commons category is recorded as Skulls[9].
  • skull's Unicode character is recorded as πŸ’€[10].
  • skull comprises cranium[11].
  • skull comprises human mandible[12].
  • skull comprises neurocranium[13].
  • skull comprises facial skeleton[14].
  • skull comprises calvaria[15].
  • skull comprises base of skull[16].
  • skull comprises parietal bone[17].
  • skull's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skull[18].
  • skull's anatomical location is recorded as head[19].
  • skull's Commons gallery is recorded as Animal skull[20].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[21].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[26].
  • skull's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organism subdivision type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include structure with developmental contribution from neural crest[5], particular anatomical entity[6], and subdivision of skeletal system[7].

Use and Application

Components include cranium[11]; human mandible[12], a class of anatomical entity[28]; neurocranium[13], a class of anatomical entity[29]; facial skeleton[14], an organism subdivision type[30]; calvaria[15], a class of anatomical entity[31]; and base of skull[16], a class of anatomical entity[32]. skull is part of axial skeleton[8].

Influence

Things named for skull include Acherontia atropos[33], a taxon[34].

Why It Matters

skull draws 2,165 Wikipedia views per month (organism_subdivision_type category, ranking #3 of 24).[2] skull has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] skull is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for skull include Acherontia atropos[33], a taxon[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Uberon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. β†’ on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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