Internal occipital crest
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| Internal occipital crest | |
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 Human skull side view (parietal bones removed). Position of internal occipital crest shown in red. | |
 Occipital bone. Inner surface. (Position of internal occipital crest labeled as occipital sinus at center.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | crista occipitalis interna |
| TA98 | A02.1.04.030 |
| TA2 | 576 |
| FMA | 75043 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
In the occipital bone, the lower division of the cruciate eminence is prominent, and is named the internal occipital crest; it bifurcates near the foramen magnum and gives attachment to the falx cerebelli; in the attached margin of this falx is the occipital sinus, which is sometimes duplicated.
In the upper part of the internal occipital crest, a small depression is sometimes distinguishable; it is termed the vermian fossa since it is occupied by part of the cerebellar vermis of the cerebellum.
Additional images[edit]
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Position of internal occipital crest (shown in red). Animation. -
Base of the skull. Internal occipital crest shown in red. -
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Internal occipital crest visible below foramen magnum.) -
Base of the skull. Internal occipital crest labelled at bottom.
References[edit]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 131 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links[edit]
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