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Osteology

Occipital bone, external view

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Diagram Image
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Osteology
Occipital bone, external view
  1. Lambdoid margin
  2. Supreme nuchal line
  3. Superior nuchal line
  4. External occipital crest
  5. Inferior nuchal line
  6. Foramen magnum
  7. Condylar 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. Condylar canal
  19. Jugular process
  20. Lateral part