Crani is a root associated with which body part?

Crani is a root associated with which body part?

• A. Brain
• B. Head
• C. Skull
• D. Gallbladder

Answer: (C)

Crani- denotes the skull, the bony case that surrounds and protects the brain. This root comes from Latin cranium and appears in terms like cranial bones, cranial nerves, craniotomy, and craniectomy. The brain lies inside the skull, but the medical prefix for skull is crani-, whereas the brain uses different roots such as encephalo- or cerebr-; the head is often linked to cephalo- or caput. So crani- specifically points to the skull.

Crani- denotes the skull, the bony case that surrounds and protects the brain. This root comes from Latin cranium and appears in terms like cranial bones, cranial nerves, craniotomy, and craniectomy. The brain lies inside the skull, but the medical prefix for skull is crani-, whereas the brain uses different roots such as encephalo- or cerebr-; the head is often linked to cephalo- or caput. So crani- specifically points to the skull.