Basion

Basion

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Caption = Occipital bone at birth. (Basion visible but not labeled.)


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The basion is part of the human body's musculoskeletal system and is located on the skull. Anatomically it can be identified as the mid-point on the anterior margin of the foramen magnum on the occipital bone.

ee also

* opisthion


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  • Basion — Ba si*on, n. [Gr. ba sis a base.] (Anat.) The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • basion — [bā′sē ən] n. [ModL < Gr basis: see BASIS] the midpoint of the front border of the foramen magnum …   English World dictionary

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  • basion-bregma height — or ba·si bregmatic height .bā si n the distance between the basion and bregma …   Medical dictionary

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  • Basion, Basiopischer Winkel — Basion, Basiopischer Winkel, s. Schädel …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • basion-bregma height — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or basi bregmatic height | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at basi +... : the distance between basion and bregma …   Useful english dictionary

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