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Fig. 130. Human occipital bone

The occipital bone (Figs. 129, 130), situated at the back and lower part of the cranium, is trapezoid in shape and curved on itself. It is pierced by a large oval aperture, the foramen magnum, through which the cranial cavity communicates with the vertebral canal.

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Gray H. Anatomy of the human body. (1918) Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.

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