Inferior area of the skull, composed of the endocranium and lower parts of the skull roof
Skull base
Base of the skull, inferior or inner surface
Base of the skull, exterior or outer surface. Showing various muscle attachments.
Details
Identifiers
Latin
basis cranii externa et. interna
MeSH
D019291
TA98
A02.1.00.044
TA2
447
FMA
52801
Anatomical terms of bone
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The base of skull, also known as the cranial base or the cranial floor, is the most inferior area of the skull. It is composed of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria.
A basilar skull fracture is a break of a bone in the baseof the skull. Symptoms may include bruising behind the ears, bruising around the eyes, or blood...
The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, facial bones, ear ossicles and hyoid...
consisting of flat bones, which surround the brain; and the cartilaginous part, or chondrocranium, which forms bones of the baseof the skull. In humans...
hole in the baseofskull. It is located between the sphenoid bone, the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital...
atypical regions of the skull such as the basioccipital and the baseof the skullbase and in association with other types ofskull fractures. It is characterized...
The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the baseof the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially...
radiation causes part of the bone in the jaw or skullbase to die. Proton therapy has been very effective for people with baseofskull tumors. Unlike conventional...
other food items. Arrangement of incisors in an adult human. Mouth (oral cavity) Left maxilla. Outer surface. Baseofskull. Inferior surface. Canine tooth...
The Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and its predecessor Timely Comics. In Captain...
Skull and Bones, also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death, is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University...
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 bone...
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, based on a story...
saddle') is a saddle-shaped depression in the body of the sphenoid bone of the human skull and of the skullsof other hominids including chimpanzees, gorillas...
intolerance Photophobia Syncope Tenderness at baseofskull Tinnitus Tremors Palpitations Vertigo or dizziness Weakness of limbs Symptoms are frequently worsened...
Crystal skulls are human skull hardstone carvings made of clear or milky white quartz (also called "rock crystal"), claimed to be pre-Columbian Mesoamerican...
A jugular foramen is one of the two (left and right) large foramina (openings) in the baseof the skull, located behind the carotid canal. It is formed...
cerumen impaction can also increase the risk of developing an infection within the ear canal. Baseofskull. Inferior surface. Left infratemporal fossa...
The Skull is a 1965 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Amicus Productions, and starring the frequently paired horror actors Peter Cushing...
The eggshell rule (also thin skull rule, papier-mâché-plaintiff rule, or talem qualem rule) is a well-established legal doctrine in common law, used in...
(/ˈvoʊmər/; Latin: vomer, lit. 'ploughshare') is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates...
Anterior cranial fossa shown in green. Photo. Baseofskull. Superior view. Close-up photo. Lesser wings of the sphenoid colored in yellow. Middle cranial...
their arrangement in the mouth of an adult human being. Mouth (oral cavity) Left maxilla. Outer surface. Baseofskull. Inferior surface. Unerupted permanent...
form of body alteration in which the skullof a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by...
human fetus Baseofskull Posterior cranial fossa Posterior cranial fossa A tumor of the posterior fossa leading to mass effect and shift of the fourth...
migrations out of Africa. The Dmanisi hominins are known from over a hundred postcranial fossils and five famous well-preserved skulls, referred to as...
foramen between the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone of the skull. It is the termination of the facial canal, and transmits the facial nerve...