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Cranium vs Cerebrum - What's the difference?

cranium | cerebrum |

As nouns the difference between cranium and cerebrum

is that cranium is the skull of a vertebrate while cerebrum is (neuroanatomy) the upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres in humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

cranium

English

(wikipedia cranium)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The skull of a vertebrate.
  • That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.

    • Derived terms

    * cranial * cranially * hemicrania * hemicraniectomy * hemicraniotomy

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    cerebrum

    English

    (wikipedia cerebrum)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

    • Synonyms

    * telencephalon

    Meronyms

    * cerebral hemisphere * cerebral cortex

    Holonyms

    * forebrain

    Derived terms

    * cerebral * cerebral cortex * protocerebrum * deutocerebrum * tritocerebrum