Skull
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| - | [[Image:All is vanity.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[All is Vanity]]'' ([[1892]]) by [[Charles Allan Gilbert]]]] | + | [[Image:Vanitas (Jaques de Gheyn II).JPG|thumb|left|200px|''[[Vanitas (Jaques de Gheyn II)|Vanitas]]'' (1603) by Jaques de Gheyn II]] |
| - | + | [[Image:All is vanity.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[All is Vanity]]'' (1892) by Charles Allan Gilbert]] | |
| - | [[Image:Calavera de la Catrina by Posada.jpg|right|thumb|200px| | + | [[Image:Calavera de la Catrina by Posada.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[La Calavera Catrina]]'' by José Guadalupe Posada]] |
| - | ''[[Calavera]] de la [[Catrina]]'' (before [[1913]]) by [[José Guadalupe Posada]]]] | + | [[Image:Skull with a Cigarette (1886) - Vincent van Gogh.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette]]'' (1886) by Vincent van Gogh]] |
| - | [[Image:Skull with a Cigarette (1886) - Vincent van Gogh.jpg|thumb|right|200px| | + | |
| - | ''[[Skull with a Cigarette]]'' ([[1886]]) - [[Vincent van Gogh]] ]] | + | |
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| The '''skull''' is a [[bone|bony]] structure found in many [[animal]]s which serves as the general framework for the [[head (anatomy)|head]]. The skull supports the structures of the [[face]] and protects the [[head]] against injury. | The '''skull''' is a [[bone|bony]] structure found in many [[animal]]s which serves as the general framework for the [[head (anatomy)|head]]. The skull supports the structures of the [[face]] and protects the [[head]] against injury. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Craniometry]] | ||
| *[[Skull (symbolism)]] | *[[Skull (symbolism)]] | ||
| *[[Trepanation]] | *[[Trepanation]] | ||
| *[[For the Love of God (artwork)]] by Damien Hirst | *[[For the Love of God (artwork)]] by Damien Hirst | ||
| - | *[[A journey round my skull]], a lit blog | + | *[[A Journey Round My Skull]], a lit blog |
| *[[Magdalen's skull]], a Renaissance story | *[[Magdalen's skull]], a Renaissance story | ||
| - | == See also == | + | *''[[Pyramid of Skulls]]'', a painting by by Paul Cézanne |
| - | *[[Craniometry]] | + | *''[[The Apotheosis of War]]'' (1871), a painting by Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin |
| - | *[[Bone#Terminology|Bone terminology]] | + | |
| - | *[[Anatomical terms of location]] | + | |
| - | *[[Head and neck anatomy]] | + | |
| *[[Phrenology]], the pseudoscientific process of determining personality from the shape of the head. | *[[Phrenology]], the pseudoscientific process of determining personality from the shape of the head. | ||
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The skull is a bony structure found in many animals which serves as the general framework for the head. The skull supports the structures of the face and protects the head against injury.
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See also
- Craniometry
- Skull (symbolism)
- Trepanation
- For the Love of God (artwork) by Damien Hirst
- A Journey Round My Skull, a lit blog
- Magdalen's skull, a Renaissance story
- Pyramid of Skulls, a painting by by Paul Cézanne
- The Apotheosis of War (1871), a painting by Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin
- Phrenology, the pseudoscientific process of determining personality from the shape of the head.
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