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External surface of the occipital bone

External surface of the occipital bone — Osteology
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

External surface of the occipital bone. Posterior view of the skull.

Region
skull
Structure
occipital bone
View
posterior
System
bone
Focus
occipital squama, nuchal lines, foramen magnum, occipital condyle

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Planum occipitale
  • External occipital protuberance
  • Linea nuchae suprema
  • Planum nuchale
  • Superior nuchal line
  • Squama occipitalis
  • Inferior nuchal line
  • Condyloid canal
  • Hypoglossal canal
  • Foramen magnum
  • External occipital crest
  • Lateral portion
  • Condyloid fossa
  • Jugular process
  • Occipital condyle

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.