Basion

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Human skull (from below) with basion (red)

Basion is an anatomical name for the anterior (ventral) center of the large occipital opening ( foramen magnum ) at the base of the skull . It is used as an anatomical landmark for measurements on the skull .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Platzer: Pocket Atlas of Anatomy, Volume 1: Musculoskeletal system . Thieme, August 21, 2013, ISBN 978-3-13-151071-6 , p. 310.
  2. ^ F. Nötzel, C. Schultz, M. Hartung, Fernröntgenseitenbild-Analyze: with 90 tables . Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7691-3337-0 , p. 125.