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=== Articulations === | === Articulations === | ||
The occipital bone articulate with six bones: | |||
* Two temporal bones | |||
* Two parietal bones | |||
* Sphenoid bone | |||
* Atlas | |||
=== Muscle attachments === | === Muscle attachments === | ||
Superior curved line: Occipito frontalis; Trapezius; Sternocleidomastoid | |||
Space between the curved lines: Complexus; Splenius capitis; Obliquus superior | |||
Inferior curved line and space between it and the foramen magnum: Rectus posticus major and minor | |||
Transverse process: Rectus lateralis | |||
Basilar process: Rectus antics major and minor; Superior constrictor of pharynx<ref>Gray H, Anatomy, descriptive and surgical, 8th edition, Philadelphia, Collins, June, 1878</ref> | |||
== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
Structure[edit | edit source]
Function[edit | edit source]
Articulations[edit | edit source]
The occipital bone articulate with six bones:
- Two temporal bones
- Two parietal bones
- Sphenoid bone
- Atlas
Muscle attachments[edit | edit source]
Superior curved line: Occipito frontalis; Trapezius; Sternocleidomastoid
Space between the curved lines: Complexus; Splenius capitis; Obliquus superior
Inferior curved line and space between it and the foramen magnum: Rectus posticus major and minor
Transverse process: Rectus lateralis
Basilar process: Rectus antics major and minor; Superior constrictor of pharynx[1]
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Assessment[edit | edit source]
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gray H, Anatomy, descriptive and surgical, 8th edition, Philadelphia, Collins, June, 1878
