bas·i·lar part of oc·cip·i·tal bone

[TA]

the wedgelike portion of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone.

Synonym(s): basilar process of occipital bone [TA], pars basilaris ossis occipitalis [TA], basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basiocciput

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bas·i·lar part of oc·cip·i·tal bone

(basi-lăr pahrt ok-sipi-tăl bōn) [TA]

Wedgelike portion of occipital bone that lies anterior to foramen magnum and joins with body of sphenoid bone.
Synonym(s): basilar process of occipital bone [TA]

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It articulated with the basilar part of occipital bone similar to dog (Miller et al.).

Morphological and Radiographic Studies on the Skull of Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)/Estudios Morfologicos y Radiograficos del Craneo del Antilope Negro (Antilope cervicapra) de la India

Navneet KC, Jyoti C, Anita R, Archana R, Ajay KS.A bony canal in the basilar part of occipital bone Int J of Anat Var.

UNUSUAL FINDINGS ON OCCIPITAL BONE OF DRY SKULL OF A PAKISTANI ADULT

* Anterior arch of atlas was partially fused with anterior margin of foramen magnum leaving a slit like gap measuring 16mm transversely between it and the basilar part of occipital bone.

A study on assimilation of the atlas with its clinical importance

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