Basilar

(bas'-il-ar). Pertaining to the base, usually of the skull. B. Artery, the artery extending between the borders of the Pons Varolii; through its branches it supplies the substance of the pons. See Arteries, Table of. B. Aspect, the view of the head looking toward the base of the skull. B. Membrane, a membranous division-wall separating the scala vestibuli from the scala tympani, extending from the base to the apex of the cochlea, and supporting the organ of Corti. B. Proce , a strong quadrilateral plate of bone in front of the foramen magnum. B. Suture, the suture formed by the junction of the basilar surface of the occipital bone with the posterior surface of the body of the sphenoid.