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OCCIPITAL BONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
os occipitale
Latin
A02.1.04.001
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The occipital bone is a single cranial bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and the base of the cranium ... It is an irregular, four-sided bone that is somewhat curved upon itself.

OBS

occipital bone: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
os occipitale
Latin
A02.1.04.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Os [plat, quadrilatéral, irrégulier et légèrement recourbé] qui forme la paroi postérieure et inférieure du crâne.

OBS

os occipital : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.1.04.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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