Basal plate

Basal plate

In anatomy, "basal plate" may refer to:
* the portion of the neural tube ventral to the sulcus limitans; see Basal plate (neural tube)
* the portion of the decidua basalis in the placenta; see Basal plate (placenta)
* the fused parachordal cartilages that give rise to the occipital bone

In botany, the term refers to the basal (i.e., at the base of) portion of a bulb. This portion is a modified stem, from which roots, bulb scales, and new leaves or stems develop.


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  • basal plate — n an underlying structure: as a) the ventral portion of the neural tube b) the part of the decidua of a placental mammal that is intimately fused with the placenta * * * 1. lamina basalis. 2. the fused parachordal cartilages, precursors of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Basal plate (neural tube) — Infobox Embryology Name = Basal plate Latin = Lamina basalis, basal lamina GraySubject = 184 GrayPage = 735 Caption = The basal plate (basal lamina) is separated from the alar plate (alar lamina) by the sulcus limitans (unlabeled). Width = 200… …   Wikipedia

  • Basal plate (placenta) — Infobox Embryology Name = Basal plate Latin = Lamina basalis GraySubject = 12 GrayPage = 63 Caption = Caption2 = System = CarnegieStage = 13 Precursor = GivesRiseTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 23 DorlandsSuf = 12645521 Changes in… …   Wikipedia

  • basal plate — (Subclass Branchiura): Spine studded, plate like structure on basal segment of each maxilla. (spines: alike, unlike; close together, well separated; blunt, curved, scale like, sharp). (Syn. maxillary plate) [Stachowitsch, 1992] …   Crustacea glossary

  • basal plate — (of a scale) fibrillary plate (the fibrous lamella or disk forming the base of a teleost scale) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • basal plate — noun : an underlying structure: as a. : the ventral portion of the neural tube b. : the part of the decidua of a placental mammal that is intimately fused with the placenta c. : the part of a coral corallium immediately below the polyp …   Useful english dictionary

  • basal platform — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, the multizooidal skeletal layers of the basal zooidal walls; basal plate …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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  • plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar …   Medical dictionary

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