Human skull
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In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones. Except for the mandible, all of the bones of the skull are joined together by sutures, synarthrodial (immovable) joints formed by bony ossification, with Sharpey's fibres permitting some flexibility.
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See also
- Base of the skull, detailed list of the anatomical structures found at the base of the skull
- Craniometry
- Foramina of the skull, list of holes (foramina) in the base of the skull
- Head and neck anatomy
- Phrenology, the pseudoscientific process of determining personality from the shape of the head
- Plagiocephaly, the abnormal flattening of one side of the skull
- Skull, a general article on skulls other than the human skull
- Human skull symbolism
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