Noun
a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
Source: WordNetGray's Anatomy, pp. 36–37 (10/27/11) Posterior arch Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ, showing ligamentous attachments. Source: Internet
The leakage can cause a lack of CSF pressure and volume which can allow the brain to descend through the foramen magnum in the occipital bone where the lower portion of the brain may impact on cranial nerve complexes causing a variety of sensory symptoms. Source: Internet
You must take care not to put the noose around the neck, unless some of the muscles connected to the occipital bone have already been cut away. Source: Internet
The upper and lower borders respectively give attachment to the anterior atlantooccipital membrane and the anterior atlantoaxial ligament ; the former connects it with the occipital bone above, and the latter with the axis below. Source: Internet