Basal Plate

Basal plate may refer to:

  • Basal plate (neural tube), the region of the neural tube ventral to the sulcus limitans
  • Basal plate (placenta), between this plate and the uterine muscular fibres are the stratum spongiosum and the boundary layer
  • The base of a plant's bulb
  • The pedal disc, in anatomy of the sea anemone, the surface opposite to the mouth

Famous quotes containing the word plate:

    Then he rang the bell and ordered a ham sandwich. When the maid placed the plate on the table, he deliberately looked away but as soon as the door had shut, he grabbed the sandwich with both hands, immediately soiled his fingers and chin with the hanging margin of fat and, grunting greedily, began to much.
    Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)