The posterior region of the cranium or skull.
The bone at the back of the head.
One of the bones of the skull; the saucer-shaped skull bone that forms the back and part of the base of the cranium, articulating with the first vertebra of the backbone.
Osseous formation of the posterior base of the cranium.
A saucer-shaped bone of the skull that forms the back and part of the base of the cranium. At the base of the occipital are two occipital condyles: rounded surfaces that articulate with the first (atlas) vertebra of the backbone. Between the condyles is the foramen magnum, the cavity through which the spinal cord passes.
The bone that forms the lower, posterior skull; it articulates with the parietal and temporal bones anteriorly, and the atlas interiorly.
Hindmost bone of the skull, below the parietal bones; forms the back of the skull above the nape.