The lower end of the noose I run through a pulley fixed to a beam in the room so that I may raise or lower the cadaver as it hangs there or turn around in any direction to suit my purpose ; ... You must take care not to put the noose around the neck, unless some of the muscles connected to the occipital bone have already been cut away.

Here the opisthotic bone appears in the occipital region, as in the adult Chelonian.

The upper and lower borders respectively give attachment to the anterior atlantooccipital membrane and the anterior atlantoaxial ligament ; the former connects it with the occipital bone above, and the latter with the axis below.

Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ, showing ligamentous attachments.

* The superior facets are of large size, oval, concave, and approach each other in front, but diverge behind: they are directed upward, medially, and a little backward, each forming a cup for the corresponding condyle of the occipital bone, and are admirably adapted to the nodding movements of the head.

Superior to the pharyngeal tonsil, in the midline, an irregular flask-shaped depression of the mucous membrane sometimes extends up as far as the basilar process of the occipital bone ; it is known as the pharyngeal bursa.

The knot of the head-tefillin sits at the back of the head, upon the part of the occipital bone that protrudes just above the nape, directly opposite the optic chiasm.

The base of the cranium is formed from a ring of bones surrounding the foramen magnum and a median bone lying further forward ; these are homologous with the occipital bone and parts of the sphenoid in mammals.

The skull of a newborn consists of five main bones: two frontal bones, two parietal bones, and one occipital bone.

* At birth, the skull features a small posterior fontanelle, an open area covered by a tough membrane, where the two parietal bones adjoin the occipital bone ( at the lambda ).

Image: Gray308. png | Median sagittal section through the occipital bone and first three cervical vertebræ.

In human anatomy, the trapezius is a large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula ( shoulder blade ).

The superior or upper fibers of the trapezius arise from the external occipital protuberance, the medial third of the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone ( both in the back of the head ), and the ligamentum nuchae.

At its occipital origin, the trapezius is connected to the bone by a thin fibrous lamina, firmly adherent to the skin.

This is true for all spinal nerves except for the first spinal nerve pair, which emerges between the occipital bone and the atlas ( the first vertebra ).

The forehead line is moderately arched as seen from the side, with the occipital bone well developed without being conspicuous.

The occipital bone of the skull and the auditory capsule are not connected.

In anatomy, the foramen magnum ( Latin: ' great hole ') is a large opening in the occipital bone of the cranium.

Above the pharyngeal tonsil, in the middle line, an irregular flask-shaped depression of the mucous membrane sometimes extends up as far as the basilar process of the occipital bone ; it is known as the pharyngeal bursa.

The sphenoid bone (; from Greek sphenoeides, " wedgelike ") is an unpaired bone situated at the front middle of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone.

Obviously, a satisfactory answer to the third question is imperative, if the argument is to get under way at all, for if there is any possibility of doubt whether the patient's tactual sensitivity had been impaired by the occipital lesion, any findings whatsoever in regard to the first question become completely ambiguous and fail altogether, of course, as evidence to establish the desired conclusion.

Males tend to have slightly thicker and longer limbs and digit bones ( phalanges ), while females tend to have narrower rib cages, smaller teeth, less angular mandibles, less pronounced cranial features such as the brow ridges and external occipital protuberance ( the small bump at the back of the skull ), and the carrying angle of the forearm is more pronounced in females.

The posterior body of the corpus communicates somatosensory information between the two halves of the parietal lobe and visual center at the occipital lobe.

A common site, and usually misdiagnosed area of entrapment for the greater occipital nerve is at the obliquus capitis inferior muscle.

The occipital, like the other cranial has outer and inner tables, between which is the cancellous tissue or diploë ; the bone is especially thick at the ridges, protuberances, condyles, and anterior part of the basilar part ; in the inferior fossæ it is thin, semitransparent, and destitute of diploë.

The frontal lobe is at the top of the illustration and the occipital lobe is at the bottom.

It has been described by Tyler ( 1996 ), who found that the occipital angle of the whole cranium must have been at about 120 °, which, according to him, would be out of the known range of Homo erectus, the latter having a much more angled occiput.

* Conjoined-parasitic twins joined at the head are described as craniopagus or cephalopagus, and occipitalis if joined in the occipital region or parietalis if joined in the parietal region.

The two heads are separated from one another at their origins by a triangular interval ( supraclavicular fossa ) but gradually blend, below the middle of the neck, into a thick, rounded muscle which is inserted, by a strong tendon, into the lateral surface of the mastoid process, from its apex to its superior border, and by a thin aponeurosis into the lateral half of the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone.

It is relatively superficial at its start, where it is contained in the carotid triangle of the neck, and lies behind and lateral to the external carotid, overlapped by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and covered by the deep fascia, the platysma, and integument: it then passes beneath the parotid gland, being crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, the digastric muscle and the stylohyoid muscle, the occipital artery and the posterior auricular artery.

The most commonly taught technique involves a strike just below the occipital ridge, at the correct angle, in the correct direction.

It is characterized by calcium deposits in a bone at the base of the skull ( occipital bone ), coarse hair, and loose skin and joints.

More rarely, cases of progressive Bálint's syndrome have been found in degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or certain other traumatic brain injuries at the border of the parietal and the occipital lobes of the brain.

Located at the back of the brain, the occipital lobes receive and process visual information.

The movement of nodding the head takes place predominantly through flexion and extension at the joint between the atlas and the occipital bone, the atlanto-occipital joint.

In subtle cases, the prominent ear might be more readily evident in an elder patient, whose ears are asymmetrically positioned, reason for which the residual occipital flattening ( occipital plagiocephay ), and mild facial asymmetry, are unapparent at first view.

The inion is the most prominent projection of the occipital bone at the posterioinferior ( lower rear ) part of the skull.

There are a total of 37 somite pairs at the end of the fifth week of development, after the first occipital somite and 5-7 coccygeal somites disappear from the original 42-44 somites

Occipital bun is a prominent bulge, or projection, of the occipital bone at the back of the skull.

The EEG in BOEC shows spikes recorded from the occipital ( back of head ) regions.

These include the greater occipital nerve which provides sensation to the back of the head, the lesser occipital nerve which provides sensation to the area behind the ears, the greater auricular nerve and the lesser auricular nerve.

At the back part and close to the upper or sagittal border is the parietal foramen, which transmits a vein to the superior sagittal sinus, and sometimes a small branch of the occipital artery ; it is not constantly present, and its size varies considerably.

Studies of soldiers with such wounds to the back of their head showed that areas of blindness in the visual field were dependent on which part of the occipital lobe had been damaged, suggesting that specific areas of the brain were responsible for sensation in specific visual areas, known as retinotopy.

# Strikes to the back of the head, which includes the occipital region and the spine.

These include projections on the back of the skull ( parasagittal bone exostoses arising from the occipital bone — the so-called " occipital horns ") as well as deformities of the elbow, radial head dislocation, hammer-shaped lateral ends of the clavicles, and abnormalities of the hips and pelvis.

The name derives from the overlying occipital bone, which is named from the Latin oc-+ caput, " back of the head ".

Hockey helmets grip the head from inside by cupping the back of head, or the occipital protuberance.

In a healthy person, this stimulus will elicit a strong response over the primary visual cortex located in the occipital lobe, in the back of the brain.

However, technically the occipital bone extends right down the back of the head to where it articulates with the neck.

The temporal lobe is on the side of the brain by the ear and the occipital lobe is the back part of the brain.

The sensory innervation involves the front and back ( anterior and posterior ) branches of the greater auricular nerve, and is reinforced by the auricular temporal and lesser occipital nerves.

The exploring electrodes are usually attached to the scalp near the frontal, central ( top ) and occipital ( back ) portions of the brain via a paste that will conduct electrical signals originating from the neurons of the cortex.

Many times, Monsoon would also substitute simple words with needlessly complex and obscure equivalents-for example, he memorably used " external occipital protuberance " as an alternative to " back of the head.

At the back of the head there are deep depressions below the occipital condyle and on the subotics, each with several pneumatic grooves.

* Pain in the occipital ( back ), temporal ( side ), frontal ( front ), or infra-orbital ( below the eyes ) portions of the head