Neurocranium

-Consists of the domed part of the skull surrounding the brain itself. -The neurocranium can further be divided into two developmental units – the membranous portion which consist of the flat bones (frontal, parietal, squamous occipital, squamous temporal), and a cartilaginous part called the chondrocranium which forms the base of the skull (region of the foramen magnum and occipital condyles).