External occipital crest
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External occipital crest | |
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Skull seen from below
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Latin | crista occipitalis externa |
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Anatomical terminology
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The external occipital crest is part of the external surface of the squamous part of the occipital bone. It is a ridge along the midline, beginning at the external occipital protuberance and descending to the foramen magnum, that gives attachment to the nuchal ligament.[1]
References
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