occipital bone

Noun

Meaning

a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cheekbone palatine bone occiput frontal bone ethmoid bone vomer lacrimal bone foramen magnum facial bones facial bone craniofacial bone hammer-shaped bone anvil bone back of the head craniofacial bones
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Hypernyms

membrane bone

Related terms

occiput occipita occiputs

Examples

Gray'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

Close letter words and terms

occipita occipital occipital artery occipital bun occipital cortex occipital gyrus