Squamous part of occipital bone

System Musculoskeletal
SNOMED CT 139077005

Squamous part of occipital bone

Definition

The squama of the occipital bone, situated above and behind the foramen magnum, is curved from above downward and from side to side.

Also known as occipital squama, squama occipitalis, squama of occipital bone — per UBERON

The Squamous part of occipital bone is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

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