The basilar part of the occipital bone (also basioccipital) extends forward and upward from the foramen magnum, and presents in front an area more or less...
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The occipital bone (/ˌɒkˈsɪpɪtəl/) is a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput (back and lower part of the skull). It is trapezoidal in shape...
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sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of the occipital...
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posterior border of the great wing of the sphenoid bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone; it presents the anterior or internal opening of the carotid...
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Basilar part (pars basilaris) can refer to: Basilar part of occipital bone (pars basilaris ossis occipitalis) Basilar part of pons (pars basilaris pontis)...
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Foramen lacerum (category Foramina of the skull)
base of skull. It is located between the sphenoid bone, the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital bone. The...
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Basilar may refer to: Basilar artery Basilar artery migraines Basilar crackles Basilar crest Basilar membrane Basilar part of occipital bone Basilar part...
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Pharyngeal tubercle (category Bones of the head and neck)
is a part of the occipital bone of the head and neck. It is located on the lower surface of the basilar part of occipital bone. It is the site of attachment...
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surface of the basilar part of occipital bone superior to the foramen magnum, here blending with the cranial dura mater. The deep lamina consists of a strong...
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aspect of the body of sphenoid bone, and the basilar part of occipital bone/clivus. Laterally, it is bounded by the petrous parts and mastoid parts of the...
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The occipital condyles are undersurface protuberances of the occipital bone in vertebrates, which function in articulation with the superior facets of the...
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The lateral parts of the occipital bone (also called the exoccipitals) are situated at the sides of the foramen magnum; on their under surfaces are the...
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Clivus (anatomy) (redirect from Altanto-occipital dislocation)
It slopes gradually to the anterior part of the basilar occipital bone at its junction with the sphenoid bone. It extends to the foramen magnum. It...
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Pharyngobasilar fascia (category Fascial spaces of the head and neck)
to the basilar part of occipital bone, the petrous part of the temporal bone (medial to the pharyngotympanic tube), the (posterior border of the) medial...
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Carotid canal (category Bones of the head and neck)
Posteromedially, it is limited by basilar part of occipital bone.[non-primary source needed] The external opening of carotid canal (Latin: "apertura externa...
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Neurocranium (redirect from Cranial bones)
the basilar part of the occipital bone. In the ancestral tetrapod, the basioccipital makes up most of a large central knob-like surface, the occipital condyle...
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basilar portion of the occipital bone; it supports the upper part of the pons. The lateral surfaces of the body are united with the greater wings of the...
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of the ligament to attach onto the basilar part of occipital bone (between the attachments of the apical ligament of dens, and tectorial membrane). A weaker...
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of bones of the human skeleton List of nerves of the human body Circulatory system Blood vessel The UK English names differ mainly by the addition of...
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Skull fracture (redirect from Fracture of skull)
three. Basilar fractures are in the bones at the base of the skull. Linear skull fractures are breaks in the bone that transverse the full thickness of the...
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Rectus capitis anterior muscle (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone immediately in front of the foramen magnum. action: aids in flexion of the head and the neck;...
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Pterygoid canal Temporal bone Petrous part Mastoid process Occipital groove Mastoid foramen Facial canal Inferior surface of petrous part Styloid process Stylomastoid...
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Jugular tubercle (category Bones of the head and neck)
at the junction of the basilar part and lateral part of the occipital bone, just medial to the jugular foramen: 568 on either side of the foramen magnum...
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Longus capitis muscle (redirect from Long muscle of the head)
be inserted into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone. It is innervated by a branch of cervical plexus. Longus capitis has several...
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Dorsum sellae (category Bones of the head and neck)
sellae is part of the sphenoid bone in the skull. Together with the basilar part of the occipital bone it forms the clivus. In the sphenoid bone, the anterior...
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Inferior petrosal sinus (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
petrosal sulcus, formed by the junction of the petrous part of the temporal bone with the basilar part of the occipital bone. It begins below and behind the cavernous...
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Platybasia (category Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system)
disease of a malformed relationship between the occipital bone and cervical spine. It may be caused by Paget's disease. Platybasia is also a feature of Gorlin-Goltz...
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ZNF469 (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States National Library of Medicine)
organization of collagen fibers. Mutations in this gene cause brittle cornea syndrome. Mutations in ZNF469 are associated with keratoconus as well as a type of Ehlers-Danlos...
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transverse ligament to the anterior side of the foramen magnum (near the basilar part) in the occipital bone of the skull. The inferior longitudinal band...
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Collectin-12 (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States National Library of Medicine)
that in humans is encoded by the COLEC12 gene. This gene encodes a member of the collectin family, proteins that possess collagen-like sequences and carbohydrate...
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