OCCIPITAL BONES

Question 1

Is a single bone which forms the posterior
part as well as the part of the base or floor of the
cerebral cranium.

Answer 1

OCCIPITAL BONE

Question 2

– is the flat posterior part of the
occipital bone.

Answer 2

Squamous Part

Question 3

– is an opening in the lower
part of the occipital bone through which the
Medulla of the brain leaves the skull, which is
formed entirely by the occipital bone.

Answer 3

Foramen Magnum

Question 4

lie on each
side of the
Foramen
Magnum.

Answer 4

Lateral Parts

Question 5

are
two oval prominences on the
under surface of the lateral
parts of the foramen magnum
- form the joints with the
superior articular surfaces of
the 1st cervical vertebra or
Atlas.

Answer 5

Occipital Condyles

Question 6

– part in front of the
Foramen Magnum which unite with the Sphenoid
bone in front and forms part of the floor of the
skull.

Answer 6

Base of the Occipital Bone

Question 7

– is the
bony prominence on the outer surface of the
squamous part of the occipital bone which is
readily palpable.

Answer 7

External Occipital Protuberance/Inion