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Osteology

Occipital bone, internal view

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Osteology
Occipital bone, internal view
1 . Superior angle
2 . Sagittal sulcus
3 . Internal occipital protuberance (summit of cruciate eminence)
4 . Transverse sulcus
5 . Internal occipital crest (lower part of cruciate eminence)
6 . Foramen magnum
7 . Transverse sulcus
8 . Jugular process
9 . Jugular incisure
10 . Tubercle for attachment of alar ligament
11 . Jugular tubercle
12 . Clivus
13 . Basilar part
14 . Superior occipital fossa
15 . Lambdoidal margin
16 . Inferior occipital fossa
17 . Lateral angle
18 . Mastoid margin
19 . Condyloid canal
20 . Lateral part
21 . Intrajugular process
22 . Inferior petrous sulcus