| incisura jugularis ossis occipitalis | The notch in the occipital bone which forms one boundary of the jugular foramen. Synonym: incisura jugularis ossis occipitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| occipitalis | <anatomy> The posterior belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle. See: occipitofrontalis muscle. Synonym: venter occipitalis musculi occipitofrontalis, occipitalis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| torus occipitalis | An occasional ridge near the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| trachelo-occipitalis | Archaic term for semispinalis capitis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fissura petro-occipitalis | A fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramem (at its posterior end). Synonym: fissura petro-occipitalis, Ecker's fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lobus occipitalis cerebri | The posterior, somewhat pyramid-shaped part of each cerebral hemisphere, demarcated by no distinct surface markings on the lateral convexity of the hemisphere from the parietal and temporal lobes, but sharply delineated from the parietal lobe by the parieto-occipital sulcus on the medial surface. Synonym: lobus occipitalis cerebri, occipital lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |