External occipital crest
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Latin | crista occipitalis externa |
TA98 | A02.1.04.023 |
TA2 | 569 |
FMA | 75753 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The external occipital crest is part of the external surface of the squamous part of the occipital bone. It is a ridge along the midline, beginning at the external occipital protuberance and descending to the foramen magnum, that gives attachment to the nuchal ligament.[1] It is also called the median nuchal line.[2]
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Neurocranium of the skull
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