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Inferior view of the occipital bone

Inferior view 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

Inferior view of the occipital bone. Inferior view of the skull.

Region
skull
Structure
occipital bone
View
inferior
System
bone
Focus
occipital bone, foramen magnum, occipital condyles, hypoglossal canal

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Basilar portion
  • Pharyngeal tubercle
  • Hypoglossal canal
  • Intrajugular process
  • Foramen magnum
  • Occipital condyle
  • Jugular notch
  • Jugular process
  • Lateral portion
  • Squamous portion
  • Planum nuchale
  • Inferior nuchale line

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