Small prey is seized at the base of the skull, larger prey by the throat.
Foreign bodies located at the base of the skull pose a surgical challenge.
Movement of the eyes is controlled by a set of cranial nerves at the base of the skull.
A microchip, say, that could be inserted in the base of the skull and thereby provide instant dialogue recall.
Basisphenoid bone, in reptiles, birds, and many mammals, a bone located at the base of the skull.
"I do not care for needlework... unless it involves the base of the skull," the young assassin explains.
Cavernous carotid fistula or (C-C fistula) is an abnormal connection or shunt between the carotid artery and the veins at the base of the skull.
"But it's uncomfortable, and it can also irritate the occipital nerve where the spine connects to the base of the skull, which can cause headaches," he explains.
Rather than stopping at the base of the skull, the vessels were discovered to extend throughout the meninges, a membrane that envelops the brain and the spinal cord.
The base of the skull was shattered by a violent blow, probably from a halberd, that particularly gruesome two-handed pole weapon favored by late-medieval soldiers.
