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Is the occiput a vertebra?

A

No

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The occiput is an attachment for…

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Spinal muscles and ligaments

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The occiput is an articulation point between ________ and ________

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Skull, spine

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When does the occiput form?

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In embryo

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Where is the ring around the foreman magnum derived from?

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Top of cranial primary sclerotome

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What is the occiput homologous to?

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C1 embedded into the base of the skull

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What forms the posterior base of the skull?

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Occiput

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What bone is large, cupped, externally convex, internally concave, and is a trapezoidal bone?

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Occiput

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What hole is in the occiput?

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Foreman magnum

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What are the 4 descriptive regions of the occiput?

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1) basi-occiput
2) L lateral portion
3) R lateral portion
4) squamous portion

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The basilar portion of the occiput, also known as the basi-occiput is everything anterior to the…

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Foreman magnum

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What does the basi occiput articulate with?

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Sphenoid bones and L/R temporal bones

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What is the X-ray landmark on the basi occiput?

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Distinct trapezoid outline

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What tubercle is found on the basi occiput? Where is it located?

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-pharyngeal tubercle (small bump)
-located in mid-external basion

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Where on the basi occiput is there an attachment for the longus capitus muscle?

Test q

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Pharyngeal tubercle

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What part of the basi occiput is smooth, featureless, and deeply concave?

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Internal surface

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What part of the basi occiput supports the anterior medulla oblongata?

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Internal surface

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What part of the basi occiput is penetrated by several small foramina that transmit cranial nerves?

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Internal surface

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The lateral/condylar portions of the occiput is everything lateral to the….

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Foramen magnum

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What does the lateral/condylar portion of the occiput articulate with?

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L/R temporal bones and C1 below

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What part of the occiput are the occipital condyles (knuckles)? Where are they found?

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Lateral/condylar portions L/R (2 oval bony projections found on the lateral to anterior 1/2 of foramen magnum, long axes converge to the anterior)

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What part of the lateral/ condylar portions of the occiput forms L/R angles of condylar convergence with the midline?

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Occipital condyles

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Are the occipital condyles symmetrical?

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Sometimes, can be asymmetrical

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What part of lateral/condylar portions of the occiput has a point of articulation with C1?

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Condylar articulate surfaces

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What part of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput is smooth, clearly marginated surface, and covers the entire bottom of the condyle?
Condylar articular surfaces
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What part of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput is kidney shaped and convex along both long and short axes?
Condylar articular surfaces
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What direction do the condylar articular surfaces face? Test q
Inferolaterally
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Are the condylar articular surfaces symmetrical?
Sometimes (both slope and convexity are highly variable)
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What tubercles are found on the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput? Where are they located?
-Condylar tubercles (very indistinct) -located on medial condylar surface -projects into foramen magnum
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What part of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput has an attachment for the alar ligaments? Test q
Condylar tubercles
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What fossae is found in the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput?
Condyloid fossae
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What are the condyloid fossae of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput?
-shallow depressions posterior to the condyles -receives posterior lips of the lateral masses -prevents bony “kissing” in hyperextension
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What processes are found on the lateral/ condylar portions of the occiput?
Jugular processes
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What are the jugular processes of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput?
-tabs of bone lateral to the condyles -named for jugular notch/foramen/vein
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What is homologous/equivalent to the jugular processes of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput? Test q
C1 TPs
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What part of the lateral/condylar portions of the occiput is penetrated by several small foramina that transmits cranial nerves?
Jugular processes
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What shape is the squamous portion of the occiput?
Scale shaped
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The squamous portion of the occiput is everything posterior to the…
Foramen magnum
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What does the squamous portion of the occiput articulate with?
L/R parietal bones
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What protuberance is found on the external surface of the squamous portion of the occiput?
EOP (also known as external occipital protuberance, point inion, or knowledge bump) Its a large tubercle in the middle of the external squamous occiput, easily palpated on the posterior skull
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What part of the squamous portion of the occiput is an attachment for the nuchal ligament?
EOP and median nuchal line/occipital crest
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Which nuchal lines are faint/indistinct bony ridges?
highest nuchal lines
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Where do the highest nuchal lines project?
superolaterally from EOP
44
What part of the squamous portion of the occiput is the attachment for the occipitalis muscles? test q
highest nuchal lines
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Where do the superior nuchal lines project?
laterally from the EOP
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What part of the squamous portion of the occiput is the attachment site for the trapezius and splenius capitis muscles? test q
superior nuchal lines
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Which nuchal lines are hard to palpate?
highest nuchal lines are very faint inferior nuchal lines are under the "occipital shelf"
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Where do the inferior nuchal lines project?
laterally from the median nuchal line (cross median nuchal line halfway between EOP and foramen magnum)
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What part of the squamous portion of the occiput is the attachment site for the rectus capitis posterior major and superior oblique muscles? test q
inferior nuchal lines
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What are the 3 occipital plana?
1) planum occipital 2) L/R superior nuchal plana 3) L/R inferior nuchal plana
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Where is the planum occipital found?
-on squamous portion of occiput -above the highest nuchal lines -smooth and featureless -underlies scalp
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Where is the L/R superior nuchal plana found?
-on squamous portion of occiput -between the superior and inferior nuchal lines
53
Which plana is an attachment for the semispinalis capitis muscle?
L/R superior nuchal plana
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Where is the L/R inferior nuchal plana found?
-on squamous portion of occiput -between the inferior nuchal lines and the foramen magnum
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Which plana is an attachment for the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle?
L/R inferior nuchal plana
56
The internal surface of the occiput is deeply concave. What is its function?
cradles posterior lobes of brain
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What eminence is found in the internal surface of the occiput?
cruciate eminence
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What is the cruciate eminence of the internal surface of the occiput?
-2 prominent perpendicular ridges -divides internal surface into 4 fossae >>L/R superior fossae cradles the occipital lobes of the cerebrum (quiz 2 q) >>L/R inferior fossae cradles the L/R lobes of the cerebellum also note, the cruciate eminence has attachments for internal membranes
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Where is the IOP found?
-internal surface of occiput -at the intersection of the cruciate eminence -directly internal to the EOP -smooth, featureless (cradles and supports brain tissue)
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What is the largest bony foramen in the skull?
foramen magnum
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What is the 3rd largest foramen in the skeleton?
foramen magnum (obturators L/R are larger)
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What is the foramen magnum? What are its 2 divisions?
-passes the spinal cord from the skull to the spine -shaped like a "pinched oval" -divided into 2 regions (posterior and anterior portion)
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What is the posterior portion of the foramen magnum? What does it accommodate?
-larger, round portion -accommodates the spinal cord
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What is the anterior portion of the foramen magnum? What does it accommodate?
-smaller, square portion -accommodates the odontoid ligaments
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What is the boundary between the anterior and posterior portions of the foramen magnum?
condylar tubercle

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