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Occipital bone

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Occipital Bone

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Anatomy of the occipital bone - meduniver.com

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Lab 2.05 - Landmarks of the Occipital Bone

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Occipital Protuberance of the skull Reduction Surgery

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4 Occipital bone

The occipital bone is a cranial dermal bone, and is the main bone of the occiput. It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of skull in the occipital bone there is a large oval opening called the foramen magnum, which allows the passage of the spinal cord.