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Nasion vs Basion - What's the difference?

nasion | basion |

As nouns the difference between nasion and basion

is that nasion is the point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet while basion is the middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.

nasion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet.

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    basion

    English

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
  • * 2010 , John P. Dormans, Ejovi Ughwanogho, & Jaimo Ahn, "Pediatric Spine Trauma", Chapter 12 in'' Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Muharrem Yazici, & George H. Thompson (eds.) ''The Growing Spine: Management of Spinal Disorders in Young Children , page 138
    • The tectorial membrane limits extension, while odontoid impaction on the basion limits flexion.