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SQUAMOUS PART OCCIPITAL BONE [1 record]

Record 1 2019-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
squama occipitalis
Latin
A02.1.04.010
classification system code, see observation
DEF

The largest of the four parts of the occipital bone, extending from the posterior edge of the foramen magnum to the lambdoid suture ...

OBS

... its external surface [bears] the external occipital protuberance and nuchal lines.

OBS

squamous part of occipital bone: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.010: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
squama occipitalis
Latin
A02.1.04.010
classification system code, see observation
OBS

écaille de l'os occipital; écaille occipitale : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.010 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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