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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Occipital bone, external view

Image #41-2

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology
Occipital bone, external view
1 . Lambdoidal margin
2 . Supreme nuchal line
3 . Superior nuchal line
4 . External occipital crest
5 . Inferior nuchal line
6 . Foramen magnum (occipital bone)
7 . Condyloid fossa
8 . Jugular tubercle
9 . Tubercle for attachment of alar ligament
10 . Occipital condyle
11 . Pharyngeal tubercle
12 . Basilar part
13 . Occipital plane
14 . External occipital protuberance
15 . Lateral angle
16 . Nuchal plane
17 . Mastoid margin
18 . Condyloid canal
19 . Jugular process
20 . Lateral part