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Occipital bone facts for kids

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The occipital bone is shown in green

The occipital bone is a bone at the lower back of the skull. At the base of the skull (and the occipital bone) there's a large opening, called foramen magnum, where the spinal chord passes into the skull.

Images for kids

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    Outer surface of occipital bone

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    Inner surface of occipital bone

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    Figure 3 : Occipital bone at birth.

  • Lambdoid suture

    Lambdoid suture

  • Occipitomastoid suture

    Occipitomastoid suture

  • Occipital bone animation2

    Outer surface

  • Occipital bone animation3

    Inner surface. Frontal bone and parietal bones are removed.

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    Occipital bone

  • Occipital bone 2

    Occipital bone

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    Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ

  • Basilar part

    Basilar part

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    Occipital bone

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hueso occipital para niños

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