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In anatomy, basal plate may refer to: Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ...

  • 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 portion of a bulb. This portion is a modified stem, from which roots, bulb scales, and new leaves or stems develop. In the developing vertebrate nervous system, the neural tube is the precursor of the central nervous system, which comprises the brain and spinal cord. ... The placenta is an ephemeral (temporary) organ present only in female placental vertebrates during gestation (pregnancy). ... The occipital bone [Fig. ... Pinguicula grandiflora Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Shallot bulbs A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that are used as food storage organs by a dormant plant. ...


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Endotext.com - Neuroendocrinology, Hypothalamus, And Pituitary, Functional Anatomy of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary (1871 words)
Basal view of the brain showing the external surface of the floor of the hypothalamus and its arterial vessels.
Since the basal plate is the source of all skeletal and autonomic motor neurons in the CNS, by inference, the hypothalamus has also been considered a motor system (22).
However, some authorities believe that the basal (motor) plate of the neural tube ends at the level of the mesencephalon, and that the diencephalon (hypothalamus included), is actually a derivative of the dorsal or alar plate, which is primarily sensory (23).
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