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Occipital bone. Outer surface.
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Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Superior and median lines visible at bottom right.)
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Identifiers | |
Latin | linea nuchae |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The nuchal lines are four curved lines on the external surface of the occipital bone:
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 130 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
Neurocranium of the skull
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Occipital |
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Parietal |
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Temporal |
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Sphenoid |
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Ethmoid |
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