Occipital bone facts for kids
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.
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Lambdoid suture
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Occipitomastoid suture
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Outer surface
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Inner surface. Frontal bone and parietal bones are removed.
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Occipital bone
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Occipital bone
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Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ
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Basilar part
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Occipital bone
See also
In Spanish: Hueso occipital para niños
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