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base of skull

inferior area of the skull, composed of the endocranium and lower parts of the skull roof
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base of skull

Summary

base of skull is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #285 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • base of skull's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • base of skull is a type of skull[4].
  • base of skull is part of neurocranium[5].
  • base of skull's Commons category is recorded as Cranial base[6].
  • base of skull comprises nasal part of frontal bone[7].
  • base of skull comprises orbital part of frontal bone[8].
  • base of skull comprises ethmoid bone[9].
  • base of skull comprises sphenoid bone[10].
  • base of skull comprises petrous part of the temporal bone[11].
  • base of skull comprises tympanic part of the temporal bone[12].
  • base of skull comprises basilar part of occipital bone[13].
  • base of skull comprises lateral part of occipital bone[14].
  • base of skull comprises internal surface of cranial base[15].
  • base of skull comprises external surface of cranial base[16].

Why It Matters

base of skull draws 215 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #285 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → class of anatomical entity
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → skull
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27116, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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