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PROTUBERANTIA OCCIPITALIS EXTERNA [1 record]

Record 1 2019-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
protuberantia occipitalis externa
Latin
A02.1.04.022
classification system code, see observation
DEF

A prominent projection on the posterior surface [of the occipital bone] in the midline a short distance above the foramen magnum ...

OBS

[It] can be felt as a definite bump.

OBS

external occipital protuberance: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.022: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
protuberantia occipitalis externa
Latin
A02.1.04.022
classification system code, see observation
CONT

La protubérance occipitale externe est la saillie la plus proéminente de la face postérieure de l'os occipital, juste au-dessus du foramen magnum et sur la ligne médiane. Cette bosse est palpable à la partie postérieure de la tête juste au-dessus du cou.

OBS

protubérance occipitale externe : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.022 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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