External occipital crest

External occipital crest
Skull seen from below
Details
Identifiers
Latincrista occipitalis externa
TA98A02.1.04.023
TA2569
FMA75753
Anatomical terminology

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

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


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