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ANGLE BASAL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Paleontology
DEF

The 130º angle formed by a line drawn along the clivus with a line drawn along the planum sphenoidale on a lateral skull radiograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Angle formé par l'intersection du clivus et du plancher de l'étage antérieur du crâne.

CONT

Sur chaque plaque [des Pédonculés] on reconnaît 3 angles distincts : l'angle apical (apex) au sommet de la plaque, l'umbo d'où partent les stries de croissance concentriques, et l'angle basal dans le cas où il n'y a qu'un angle à la partie inférieure de la plaque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
  • Paleontología
CONT

La "platibasia" es, literalmente, un aplanamiento de la base del cráneo, que se traduce por un ángulo basal mayor de 143°.

OBS

El ángulo basal está formado por la intersección de dos líneas que unen el tubérculo de la silla turca con el nasión y el basión (borde anterior del agujero occipital).

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