Basilar plexus

Basilar plexus
The sinuses at the base of the skull
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Identifiers
Latin	Plexus basilaris
Dorlands /Elsevier	p_24/12647562
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.

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