"I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully [amazingly] and wonderfully made: marvelous are Thy works." Psa. 139:14.
A bare skull may not look very attractive, but it shows better than can be told how wonderfully the Creator has made this part of your body. Notice, for instance, how openings for ears, eyes, nose and mouth are designed so that these parts make a pleasing appearance to a person's face without interfering with one another. Notice, too, how the upper jaw remains firm, but the lower one is hinged to take care of chewing, talking, etc. If it were otherwise, how difficult it would be to do those things!
Important as these features are, the principle purpose of the skull is to protect the brain which the Creator has given us—a brain superior to all other living things of the earth. The skull is remarkably strong, 1/4 inch thick at the top and thicker at the base, making a light-weight, strong armor. Over its top and sides is a scalp of tough skin and over that is a protective mat of hair, both coverings being a helpful part in protecting what is under them.
Then inside the skull is a thin, but tough lining between it and the brain to help protect important nerves and blood vessels. This is called "dura mater." But that's just part of the story. As further protection against bumps, blows and falls, the skull holds a special fluid cushion in which the brain "floats." The rigid casing of the skull surrounds the brain very closely, and all empty spaces are filled with this important fluid.
Nothing has been overlooked. Even the nerves that take care of smell, hearing and sight, are sheltered in special notches of the skull to protect them as they attend to their duties.
Through an opening in the bottom of the skull, the spinal cord enters the brain with a marvelous system of nerves that carry messages between the brain and all parts of the body. This opening is so placed that the head of a man is perfectly balanced to enable him to hold it upright and cause his whole body to stand in an erect position which, incidentally, apes and monkeys cannot do, unless holding on to a support. The spine itself becomes the principal support of your entire head—skull and all.
This is just one of many differences between an ape and man. They are not the same at all, even though there are those who tell us they are. The reason they teach such things is to take our thoughts away from a loving God, our Creator. David followed his God-given thoughts in the opening Bible verse by declaring: "How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God!" Verse 17. And God's loving thoughts are the very same toward you today. Don't listen to any who would tell you differently.