Cutis Verticis Gyrata
It is a reference to the high, bony ridge on the skull of the gorilla.
Occipital is the term usually used when referring to the base of the skull.
This is the bony ridge around the eye socket, part of which forms the eyebrow.
The mastoid process is located at the base of the skull and posterior to the ear.
The bond at the base of the skull is called the basilar suture, which is the point where the basioccipital bone and basisphenoid bone connect. It helps to stabilize and support the bones of the skull.
Chandranath Sen has written: 'Microsurgical Anatomy of the Skull Base' -- subject(s): Anatomy & histology, Atlases, Cavernous Sinus, Microsurgery, Skull, Skull base, Surgery
The Foramen Magnum
spinous process
it is the essential bone of the base of the skull
M. E. Wigand has written: 'Endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses and anterior skull base' -- subject(s): Endoscopic surgery, Endoscopy, Paranasal sinuses, Skull, Skull base, Surgery
when reporting skull base surgery, what are the three types of procedures the coder should report
The right and left vertebral arteries join together to form a single basilar artery at the base of the skull.