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PROTUBERANTIA OCCIPITALIS EXTERNA [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-21

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

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
protuberantia occipitalis externa
Latin
A02.1.04.022
classification system code, see observation
CONT

El inión o protuberancia occipital externa es la proyección más prominente del hueso occipital en la parte posteroinferior del cráneo humano, siendo el sitio de inserción del ligamento nucal y el músculo trapecio.

OBS

protuberancia occipital externa: designación derivada de la Terminología Anatómica.

OBS

A02.1.04.022: número de identificación de la Terminología Anatómica.

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