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- within the basilar part of the occipital bone is a large, circular opening.
-lateral to this foramen are smooth knobs called occipital condyles |
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-lateral to the foramen are the occipital condyles.
-this articulates with the first cervical vertebra.
-when you nod "yes" moving the occipital condyles against the vertebra. |
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| internal occipital protuberance |
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| -on the interal surface of the occipital bone, at the junction, of the left and right grooves for the transverse sinuses is the internal occipital protuberance. |
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| external occipital protuberance |
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-attachment of muscles that move head.
-the external occipital crest projects in a posterior direction from the foramen magnum, ending in the external occipial protuberance. |
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-which forms the portion of the base of the cranium.
-within the basilar part the large circular opening is called the foramen magnum. |
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| -the portion of the occipital bone that helps form the jugular foramen is called the jugular notch. |
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| -occipital bone is subdivided into a flattened squamous part which forms the posterior region of the skull and a median basilar part which forms a portion of the base of the cranium |
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-attachment site for ligaments.
-projects in a posterior direction from the foramen magnum. |
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| attachment of neck ligaments and muscles. |
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