part of part of develops from develops from composed primarily of basioccipital bone basioccipital bone basi-occipital ZFA:0000472 basilar part of occipital bone FMA:52858 basioccipital VHOG:0001152 EMAPA:18705 UBERON:0001692 One of the bones of the occiput, the part of the skull which articulates with the spine. The basioccipital is located (if present) ventral to the foramen magnum. It often rests on or articulates with the basisphenoid, as well as meeting the exoccipitals. The basioccipital usually forms most (sometimes all) of the occipital condyle(s) and the ventral margin of the foramen magnum. MA:0001462 MFMO:0000045 AAO:0000039 TAO:0000472 SCTID:138976007 Wikipedia:Basilar_part_of_occipital_bone chondrocranium bone tissue endochondral bone basicranium occipital region basioccipital cartilage element neurocranium bone basioccipital endochondral element