Definition of Basisphenoid. Meaning of Basisphenoid. Synonyms of Basisphenoid

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Definition of Basisphenoid

Basisphenoid
Basisphenoid Ba`si*sphe"noid, n. (Anat.) The basisphenoid bone.
Basisphenoid
Basisphenoid Ba`si*sphe"noid, Basisphenoidal Ba`si*sphe*noid"al, a. [Basi- + spheroid.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.

Meaning of Basisphenoid from wikipedia

- singular basisphenoid forms the front lower part of the braincase, in front of the basioccipital and below the prootics. Each side of the basisphenoid hosts...
- frontal bones and the united parietal bones extending downward to the basisphenoid, which is large and extends forward into a rostrum extending to the ethmoidal...
- sphenethmoid bone helping to protect the olfactory nerves. Finally, the basisphenoid bone formed part of the floor of the braincase and lay immediately above...
- the braincase, formed by a very wide, rounded basisphenoid bone. A deep notch called the basisphenoid recess cuts into the back of this funnel. Above...
- elements, such as spines supporting the anal fin, ribs, nasals, and basisphenoid. The earliest fossils of anglerfish are from the Eocene, excavated from...
- (including birds), it fuses to the endochondral (cartilage-derived) basisphenoid bone of the lower braincase, forming a bone known as the parabasisphenoid...
- nostrils are placed far to the rear. At the underside of the braincase, the basisphenoid, the basipterygoid processes are longitudinally stretched. Gastonia had...
- the cultriform processes of the parasphenoids. The parasphenoid and basisphenoid are fused, except for the most anterior/dorsal end of the fused bones...
- pterygoidei formed by the basisphenoid, pterygoid, prootic, and quadrate [bones], underlain by the pterygoid and basisphenoid." The pocnemid family dates...
- have reduced or even missing articular and mesopterygoid teeth, and the basisphenoid and orbitosphenoid bones are entirely absent. Their scales lack radii...