Occipital bone
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The occipital bone is a cranial dermal bone and the main bone of the occiput. It is trapezoidal in shape and curved on itself like a shallow dish. The occipital bone lies over the occipital lobes of t
Occipital bone
Occipital bone
Basilar part
Occipital bone
Parietal bone
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The parietal bones are two bones in the skull which, when joined at a fibrous joint known as a cranial suture, form the sides and roof of the neurocranium. In humans, each bone is roughly quadrilatera
Occipital bone
…spinal arteries, the tectorial membrane and the alar ligaments. The superior angle of the occipital bone articulates with the occipital angles of the parietal bones and, in the fetal skull, corresponds in position with the posterior fontanelle. The lateral angles are situated at the extremities of the groove for…
Skull seen from top. Sagittal suture separates left and right parietal bone.
Parietal bone
Trajectory of the missile through President Kennedy's skull. The bullet struck posterior part of his right parietal bone from behind.