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