Osteology

Occipital bone, lateral view

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Osteology

Occipital bone, lateral view

1. Superior angle
2. Lambdoidal margin
3. Jugular process
4. Hypoglossal canal
5. Jugular tubercle
6. Clivus
7. Basilar part (cut away from body of sphenoid bone)
8. Inferior petrosal sulcus
9. Foramen for inferior petrosal sinus
10. Intrajugular process
11. Occipital condyle
12. Squamous part of occipital bone
13. Lateral angle
14. Foramen magnum
15. Tubercle for attachment of alar ligament
16. Condyloid canal
17. Transverse sulcus
18. Jugular incisure