Basilar plexus

Basilar plexus
	The sinuses at the base of the skull
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Identifiers
Latin	Plexus basilaris
TA	A12.3.05.106
FMA	50783
	Anatomical terminology

The basilar plexus (transverse or basilar sinus) consists of several interlacing venous channels between the layers of the dura mater over the basilar part of the occipital bone (the clivus), and serves to connect the two inferior petrosal sinuses.

It communicates with the anterior vertebral venous plexus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 660 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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