External_occipital_crest Knowpia

External occipital crest
External occipital crest
	Skull seen from below
Details
Identifiers
Latin	crista occipitalis externa
TA98	A02.1.04.023
TA2	569
FMA	75753
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The external occipital crest is part of the external surface of the squamous part of the occipital bone. It is a ridge along the midline, beginning at the external occipital protuberance and descending to the foramen magnum, that gives attachment to the nuchal ligament.^[1] It is also called the median nuchal line.^[2]

References edit

^ Halim, A. (2008). Anatomy : regional and clinical for dental students. New Delhi: I.K. International Publishing House. p. 12. ISBN 978-8190656658.
^ "Medical Definition of OCCIPITAL CREST". www.merriam-webster.com.