1) Bone 2) Enclosing the brain 3) Heady 4) Like an optic nerve 5) Like the olfactory nerve 6) Of the skull 7) One of 24 nerves 8) Optic nerve descriptor 9) Pertaining to the skull 10) Related to head cases 
Often referring to the top of the head (cranial crest).
• (a.) Of or pertaining to the cranium.
(L. cranialis) pertaining to the cranium, or to the anterior (in animals) or superior (in humans) end of the body.
<anatomy> Pertaining to the cranium or to the anterior (in animals) or superior (in humans) end of the body. ... Origin: L. Cranialis ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(kra´ne-әl) pertaining to the cranium or to the head end of the body; superior.
Cra'ni·al adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cranium. 
Relating to the cranium.
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′nē-ăl Definitions: 1. Relating to the cranium or head. Synonyms: superior1, cranialis, cephalic
Cranial: 1. Pertaining to the cranium or skull. 2. Toward the head. As opposed to caudad. The eye is cranial to the jaw. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to 'Anatomic Orientation Terms'.
(kra;ne-al) Pertaining to the cranium.
Toward the head; pertaining to the head.
[adj] - of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain
Toward the head. In practice, may be used interchangeably with anterior (but see separate entry).
describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper; also referred to as superior
adjective of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain; `cranial pressure`
Refers to the head or in a direction toward the front of the animal. For example the chest is more cranial than the abdomen. The opposite term is caudal meaning closer to the rear of the animal.Toward the head.
of or pertaining to the cranium or skull.
the skull.