Definition of: skull

(skul) noun
1. The bony framework of the head of a vertebrate animal; the cranium.
2. The head considered as the seat of the brain; the mind. ♦ Homophone: scull. [<Scand. Cf. dial. Norw. skul shell.]
HUMAN SKULL.
a. Parietal bone.
b. Squamosal suture.
c. Temporal bone.
d. Occipital bone.
e. Opening of ear.
f. Mastoid process.
g. Styloid process.
h. Zygomatic arch.
i. Inferior maxillary.
j. Superior maxillary.
k. Malar bone.
l. Nasal bone.
m. Zygomatic bone.
noun Sphenoid bone.
o. Frontal bone.
p. Coronal suture.