Jugular tubercle
The jugular tubercle is an oval eminence on the superior surface of the lateral parts of occipital bone. It overlies the hypoglossal canal and is sometimes crossed by an oblique groove for the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.[1]
| Jugular tubercle | |
|---|---|
 Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Jugular tubercle not visible, but hypoglossal canal is visible at lower left.) | |
 Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Jugular tubercle not visible, but occipital bone is identified at bottom in blue, and jugular tubercle is to right of foramen magnum.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tuberculum jugulare ossis occipitalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.04.018 |
| TA2 | 561 |
| FMA | 75749 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
References
- Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 131.
External links
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
- Diagram at wayne.edu
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