Calvaria (skull)
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![Resistance structures of calvaria](/Images/godic/202501/23/Functional_architecture_of_cranium4528.jpg")
![The outer layer of the skull has been removed and shows the diploic veins and inner layer.](/Images/godic/202501/23/Gray5644528.png")
The calvaria or skullcap (feminine Latin noun with plural calvariae; however, many medical texts list the word as calvarium, neuter Latin noun with plural calvaria) is the upper part of the neurocranium and covers the cranial cavity containing the brain.