basilar

Examples

• All

• We have two level ones, one adult male with a basilar skull fracture and multiple contusions.

  Fiction book (2001)

• These cells are sitting on the basilar membrane and the hair bundle is moving back and forth.

• And this white structure here is the organ of Cordy sitting on the basilar membrane.

• While the resulting effect of these two peaks is a wider area of damage along the basilar membrane, there is a reduced overall degree of missing outer hair cells.

  Academic text (1998)

• The unconditioned group showed a discrete loss of the outer hair cells in a particular area on the basilar membrane, usually around the 14 to 15 mm distance from the round window.

  Academic text (1998)

• Likewise, the vasculature to these areas is the most sensitive to changes in both blood pressure and oxygenation, as they belong to the basilar arterial system.

  Academic text (1994)

• Input is from large numbers of outer hair cells spanning large regions of the basilar membrane, and transfer of information is slow since the fibers are unmyelinated.

  Academic text (1998)

• Another area of interest from a neuroanatomical standpoint is that of the anterior portion of the brainstem, which is supplied by branches of the basilar artery.

  Academic text (1994)

• This is implied by recordings of auditory nerve activity (n33) and basilar membrane motion (n34) in response to broadband sound stimuli.

  Academic text (1998)

• The cochlea contains structures on the basilar membrane that are essential for hearing.

Synonyms

B

basilary

vsbasilar

• Specialized

9.9

At the base of something, often in the body

has identical meaning but is the preferred anatomical form

Compounds

B

basilar artery

• Specialized

1 7.1

A blood vessel at the base of the brain that carries blood to the brainstem, cerebellum and inner ear

B

basilar membrane

• Specialized

7.4

A thin stiff membrane inside the inner ear that carries sound vibrations to help hearing

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology